Equitable Energy Future Grant Program News Today

CHICAGO (WAND) - Governor JB Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity launched $25.5 million in funding for the Equitable Energy Future Grants Program.

As the two-year anniversary of the passage of the Climate and Equitable Jobs Act approaches, the state is beginning to roll out several workforce development and grant programs. We give an update on when the initiatives are expected to launch, why theyre important to the clean energy transition, and what local industry hopes to get out of the programs -- once they arrive.