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Thank you, @SenCunningham, for your leadership in standing up for Illinois ratepayers. By passing the CRGA Act, you are delivering $13 billion in savings to Illinois ratepayers, protecting the Illinois economy, and cementing Illinois’ status as a national energy leader.

CRGA is a win for consumers and Illinois workers alike! It will lower electricity bills for everyone and create thousands of family-supporting, union jobs in communities across Illinois. @ClimateJobsIL has more about how CRGA will benefit IL workers:

Tomorrow is the last day for lawmakers to pass the CRGA Act. It is the only bill in Springfield that will lower energy bills. CRGA will save Illinois ratepayers $13.4 billion over the next 20 years. Read the full story here:

Legislators, consumer advocates, organized labor, and workforce equity advocates are hosting a press conference to urge the passage of the Clean and Reliable Grid Affordability (CRGA) Act. Watch it here:

Last week, press conferences and a rally were held at the State Capitol with Rep. Ann Williams, environmental and consumer advocates, homeowners, business owners, and energy leaders with one message: pass the CRGA Act now! Watch the conference below. https://t.co/LqDQpqlD5r

NBC Chicago took a look into Virtual Power Plants – how they work, and how they save ratepayers money. A VPP is just one of many parts of the Clean and Reliable Grid Affordability Act that will save Illinois ratepayers $34 billion over the next 20 years. https://t.co/E612AdCeDv

United’s Samarth Medakkar, left, & John Albers, right, attended a @SolarPowersIL fundraiser for IL House Assistant Majority Leader @Repevans33 (center). Rep. Evans is an advanced energy champion & is helping lead the work to pass energy storage legislation.

Congratulations on another clean energy project! Each one that comes online is another step toward lowering energy prices for Illinois. The CRGA Act can help lower prices even further if passed next week. Pass the CRGA Act!

Thank you, @GovPritzker, for your continued support for clean energy. It is essential to helping Illinois lower energy prices for all, and we encourage the Illinois General Assembly to vote yes on the CRGA Act next week to lower energy prices for all of Illinois.

Gov. Pritzker and the Illinois legislature must act on energy prices this Veto Session, writes the Chicago Tribune's editorial board. Read the full story below: https://t.co/pPsOAJ5kzt

Thank you @GovPritzker for your support of commonsense solutions to IL's energy cost crisis. "Coming into the new legislature, I'm committed to getting this passed. It includes energy storage, it includes expanding the opportunity within solar and wind." https://t.co/FZUMhSYBmj

The federal government's passage of the "Big, Beautiful Bill" will create "Big, Burdensome Energy Bills" in Illinois. The bill sends the wrong signals to the economy, and threatens Illinois' clean energy investments. Read the full statement here:

When Keyon McLaurin struggled to find a job after incarceration, he thought his dream of helping others was over. Today, thanks to the @548Foundation, Keyon works as a #Solar Installer at @KnobelsdorffEI, where he can give back to his community. https://t.co/emZh4v7Rdx

A new agrivoltaics community #solar project in McLean County powered by @PureSkyEnergy will serve 100% low- to moderate-income customers, protecting both vulnerable communities and vulnerable pollinators.

Multiple studies, including from the Illinois Power Agency, show battery legislation will protect Illinoisans from skyrocketing energy bills. “We’re pretty confident at the end of the day this will happen." Read more:

Did you know that #communitysolar can build energy independence and boost the economy? In Illinois, we have nearly 400 MW already energized with more power to come, boosting our economy by more than $1 billion! Read the full report by @SolarAccess:

Solar projects don’t always look like a field of PV panels. @turanobread Baking Co in Oak Park recently partnered with @windfree_US to turn a parking lot into a 227 kW solar installation using carport-mounted solar panels! Learn more:

Meet Mitchell Heydenberk, Operations Manager at @cesnrg! He's inspired to make a difference in local communities and ensure all Illinois residents have access to clean, affordable energy through solar! Read his full #FacesOfSolar feature today!

Sheep and solar are a great combo! @pivot_energy recently hosted media at some of their #solar grazing sites in southern and central Illinois, showing how agricultural land and the solar industry can work together! Read more in @bellevillenewsd:

Illinois energy price spikes will only get worse while our energy capacity lags behind. As Lesley McCain of @ILSolarEnergy says in @Suntimes: "Simply put, additional storage capacity counteracts the reason energy prices are skyrocketing." https://t.co/G6m0Moblhf