Commentary: Illinois needs to shore up its electrical grid. Lawmakers and the ICC can make it happen. – Chicago Sun-Times

Michael Clemmons, of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers: "Multiple independent analysts have cited Illinois as being one of the worst investing environments for energy projects in the country, and that means proposed projects here sit idle while neighboring states pass us by. Failure to act means jeopardizing reliability and raising costs as fossil-fuel facilities go offline without the renewable infrastructure to get solar and wind power to the communities that need it. We are already seeing electricity prices spike in many parts of the state."