Regulatory work behind 1 million EV push in full swing in Illinois – Capitol News IL

A key piece in that effort is a requirement that the state’s two largest public utilities adopt beneficial electrification plans for ratepayer-funded investment in incentives, education and infrastructure to support electrification. CEJA also requires charging infrastructure investment, with 40 percent of the plans’ spending in that area to be done in equity investment eligible communities, where pollution has historically been higher and economic opportunities fewer.