Courtesy of NREL. Additionally, based on current electricity consumption patterns in the state, a local solar and battery storage strategy deployed on this scale would shave $15 off Illinois households’ monthly electricity bills by 2030 and $39 off by 2050. Several different pieces of legislation, including Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker’s energy bill, the Consumers and Climate First Act, are under consideration, and the solar industry is hopeful that the Illinois legislature will act on an omnibus clean energy package before the state’s legislative session adjourns on May 31st. In Illinois, there is broad agreement that a thoughtful expansion of renewable energy needs to happen. The challenge is working out the details in a manner that is good for ratepayers and the grid and addresses all the various stakeholders’ concerns.