Pritzker will have to get tricky with Exelon to stay nuclear crops

Gov. Pritzker must play hardball with Exelon. The power supplier is threatening to near its Byron and Dresden nuclear energy crops, claiming they now not are winning. Prizker desires the corporate to be extra clear with its price range first; Exelon is reluctant to open its books. To keep away from shutting down the crops, Exelon is looking the state for extra Zero Emission Credits. The inclusion of ZECs within the 2016 Future Energy Jobs Act stored Exelon’s Clinton and Quad Cities nuclear energy crops and avoided Illinois from turning into extra reliant on fossil fuels. Nevertheless, ZECs have their drawbacks. According to the Future Energy Jobs Act, utilities in Illinois will have to acquire ZECs identical