Clean Energy Policy Is Heating Up in Illinois Kenneth Keifer/Shutterstock Jessica Collingsworth, Energy policy analyst | April 23, 2021, 11:41 am EDT Energy legislation is heating up in Springfield. Several energy bills from a variety of stakeholders are on the docket, including: Climate Jobs Illinois, a coalition of labor unions; Vistra, which owns five coal plants in the state; and Ameren Illinois, an investor-owned utility, just to name a few. / SB1718 is the only bill that mitigates climate change, expands renewable energy and energy efficiency, holds utilities accountable, and provides a plan for a just transition for coal plant communities in the state.