{"id":12174,"date":"2016-01-29T13:45:47","date_gmt":"2016-01-29T19:45:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/energyexchange\/?p=12174"},"modified":"2016-01-29T14:02:55","modified_gmt":"2016-01-29T20:02:55","slug":"on-clean-energy-illinois-governor-would-have-been-wise-to-borrow-fromhimself","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/energyexchange\/2016\/01\/29\/on-clean-energy-illinois-governor-would-have-been-wise-to-borrow-fromhimself\/","title":{"rendered":"On Clean Energy, Illinois Governor would Have Been Wise to Borrow from\u2026Himself."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-12175\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/energyexchange\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/38\/files\/2016\/01\/Lets-map-out-a-better-future-for-IL.jpg\" alt=\"Let's map out a better future for IL\" width=\"500\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/energyexchange\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/38\/files\/2016\/01\/Lets-map-out-a-better-future-for-IL.jpg 800w, https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/energyexchange\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/38\/files\/2016\/01\/Lets-map-out-a-better-future-for-IL-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/energyexchange\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/38\/files\/2016\/01\/Lets-map-out-a-better-future-for-IL-768x384.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>By Lisa Albrecht, renewable energy specialist with\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/solarserviceinc.com\/\"><em>Solar Service Inc.<\/em><\/a><em>, and member of the Illinois Clean Jobs Coalition<\/em><\/p>\n<p>This week, Illinois Governor Rauner <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dnainfo.com\/chicago\/20160127\/downtown\/here-is-gov-rauners-full-state-of-state-speech-for-2016-transcript\">gave<\/a> his annual State of the State address \u2013 but, there was one big thing missing. Despite broad bipartisan support across the state for action on clean energy, Gov. Rauner failed to address this issue at all.<\/p>\n<p>In summing up Illinois\u2019 current priorities, Gov. Rauner should have looked to the remarks he himself <a href=\"http:\/\/chicago.suntimes.com\/politics\/7\/71\/344389\/full-text-gov-bruce-rauners-state-state-address\">delivered<\/a> in his first State of the State address last year:<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cOur top priority must be making Illinois competitive again, to grow more jobs here\u2026 Competitiveness must become our watchword.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cWe must avoid slipping further behind other states in\u2026the capacity of our economy to grow.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cIt\u2019s now or never for Illinois. It\u2019s time to act.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Those are sound principles. And, if the Governor is still committed to them, there is a clear and obvious path to achieving them: by embracing Illinois\u2019 clean energy future through the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.edf.org\/climate\/a-new-federal-clean-power-plan\">Clean Power Plan<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/energyexchange\/2015\/06\/09\/clean-jobs-legislation-maintains-momentum-in-illinois\/\">Illinois Clean Jobs Bill<\/a>.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><strong>Illinois is falling behind on the Clean Power Plan<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>First, Gov. Rauner should join governors of both parties from around the country in moving forward with implementation of the U.S. Clean Power Plan, the nation\u2019s first-ever limits on carbon pollution from power plants. Today, having yet to announce its intentions regarding the plan, Illinois is a distinct outlier; at least 40 states have either initiated steps to meet the goals of the Clean Power Plan or announced their support for it. This represents more than mere foot-dragging on the part of Illinois; it has the potential to cost Illinois jobs, impact our public health, and slow our economy.<\/p>\n<p>Among our neighbors, steps to carry out the plan are well underway:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Iowa\u00a0<\/strong>held its first Clean Power Plan stakeholder meeting in September, just one month after the release of the final rule, and released a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.iowadnr.gov\/Environmental-Protection\/Air-Quality\/Greenhouse-Gas-Emissions\/Carbon-Pollution-Stnds-111d\">timeline<\/a> for a state plan.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Michigan<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/midwestenergynews.com\/2015\/12\/08\/michigan-seeking-to-move-quickly-on-clean-power-plan-compliance\/\">announced<\/a> it would undertake a \u201crobust stakeholder group\u201d to move forward with a strategy for meeting the Clean Power Plan.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Minnesota<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pca.state.mn.us\/air\/clean-power-plan-cut-carbon-pollution.html\">announced<\/a> in August it was beginning to draft language to implement the plan and, in November, the state\u2019s Pollution Control Agency held a stakeholder meeting to discuss state activities.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Ohio and Missouri\u00a0<\/strong>have both already held stakeholder meetings. Ohio <a href=\"http:\/\/epa.ohio.gov\/dapc\/111drule.aspx\">held<\/a> information sessions in December, and five regional public sessions are scheduled for early 2106. Missouri <a href=\"http:\/\/dnr.mo.gov\/env\/apcp\/cpp\/\">held<\/a> a pair of meetings in September and December.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Unlike many of the issues that are held hostage to state budgetary gridlock, this is one area where Governor Rauner can take a major step on his own \u2013 by signaling that Illinois will carry out the Clean Power Plan.<\/p>\n<p>[Tweet &#8220;On Clean Energy, Illinois Governor would Have Been Wise to Borrow from\u2026Himself.&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><strong>Illinois Clean Jobs Bill represents significant economic opportunity<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Second, the Governor should join members of both parties in supporting the bipartisan\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/ilcleanjobs.org\/bill\/\">Illinois Clean Jobs Bill<\/a> which would strengthen Illinois\u2019 energy efficiency policies, update and extend the state\u2019s Renewable Portfolio Standard, and create a market-based strategy to meet the Clean Power Plan. Few initiatives have as much potential \u201cto make Illinois competitive again\u201d than clean energy. At the same time, the field of clean energy also shows the risk, as he warned, of Illinois \u201cslipping further behind other states.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Sadly, that is exactly what is happening.<\/p>\n<p>Illinois is failing to keep pace. Other states are pulling out all the stops to prosper in the clean energy marketplace \u2013 often, at Illinois\u2019 expense.<\/p>\n<p>Here are some examples:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Minnesota has established some of the most ambitious <a href=\"http:\/\/environmentminnesota.org\/news\/mne\/major-leap-forward-solar-energy\">solar energy goals<\/a> in the nation.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.chicagobusiness.com\/article\/20150128\/NEWS11\/150129792\/illinois-drops-in-u-s-wind-power-ranks\">Oklahoma recently overtook Illinois<\/a>as the nation\u2019s fourth-largest wind power producer. Illinois installed no new wind capacity in 2013 or 2014, in part because of fractured state energy policies.<\/li>\n<li>Immediately to our west, Iowa now ranks first in the nation for the amount of in-state power generated by wind (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.eia.gov\/electricity\/data\/state\/\">29% as of 2014<\/a>) and currently has more than <a href=\"http:\/\/www.awea.org\/resources\/statefactsheets.aspx?itemnumber=890\">twice the number of megawatts<\/a> (MW) under construction than Illinois.<\/li>\n<li>Immediately to our east,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/cleantechnica.com\/2016\/01\/21\/pattern-energy-completes-150-mw-amazon-wind-farm-fowler-ridge\/\">Amazon just completed a new wind farm in Indiana<\/a> that includes 65 turbines and will generate 150 MW of wind energy.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>While the Governor can signal support for the Clean Power Plan on his own, the best path to building and sustaining growth rests in passage of the\u00a0Illinois Clean Jobs bipartisan legislation.<\/p>\n<p>Members of the <a href=\"http:\/\/ilcleanjobs.org\/members\/\">Illinois Clean Jobs Coalition<\/a>\u200a\u2014\u200aincluding more than 160 business\u200a\u2014\u200asupport this bill because it contains policy reforms that will give businesses the certainty and predictability they seek. It also addresses Illinois\u2019 out-of-date energy policies, while creating 32,000 jobs in every part of the state and <a href=\"http:\/\/chicago.suntimes.com\/news\/7\/71\/583197\/editorial-make-illinois-greener-save-power-bills\">saving consumers $1.6 billion on their electric bills<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Businesses urge Gov. Rauner to support IL Clean Jobs bill, Clean Power Plan\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Z_noPvQ_5JQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Make no mistake, a clean energy infrastructure will be built in America. The question is: where? Which states will create the jobs and enjoy the economic benefits?<\/p>\n<p>Competition from other states is already leaving Illinois behind in the race for high-paying jobs and massive private sector investments. We cannot waste another day \u2013 and the Clean Power Plan and Illinois Clean Jobs Bill are the best place to start.<\/p>\n<p>As Gov. Rauner said in 2015: \u201cIt\u2019s now or never for Illinois. It\u2019s time to act.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>A version of this post originally appeared on the <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/medium.com\/@ilcleanjobs\/in-his-state-of-the-state-gov-rauner-would-be-wise-to-borrow-from-himself-ad0a2fdea802#.z2g1ml25g\"><em>Illinois Clean Jobs Medium page<\/em><\/a><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Lisa Albrecht, renewable energy specialist with\u00a0Solar Service Inc., and member of the Illinois Clean Jobs Coalition This week, Illinois Governor Rauner gave his annual State of the State address \u2013 but, there was one big thing missing. Despite broad bipartisan support across the state for action on clean energy, Gov. 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