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In Illinois, there’s an added layer of intrigue (or skepticism) about electrical costs given that in 2020 ComEd admitted to federal prosecutors it spent nearly a decade using bribery to get laws passed that were favorable to the utility company’s bottom line.
The average residential We Energies and WPS customer will pay $60 to $72 more a year for electricity under the rate hike proposal.
A recent decision would delay the project, with the potential to lose future access to federal funding.
Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson joined Premier Sandy Silver and Tlingit Homeland Energy president and CEO Peter Kirby, among others, at a news conference to discuss the federal government’s $32.2 million funding over the next two years for the Atlin Hydro expansion project.
Madison Gas and Electric and WEC Energy have regulatory approval to buy a $433m 200MW solar/110MW battery energy storage system project.