Nuke subsidies possible in energy bill still being crafted

By Washington Examiner

Published June 2, 2021 6:00pm ET

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Nuke subsidies possible in energy bill still being crafted — This June 13, 2014, file photo shows construction on a new nuclear reactor at Plant Vogtle power plant in Waynesboro, Ga. | (AP Photo/John Bazemore, File)

While the Illinois Legislature’s spring session deadline of May 31 has come and gone, work is still being done with an energy bill that’s expected to include subsidies for nuclear power generation.

Early Tuesday morning, Illinois House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch, D-Hillside, said discussions on an energy bill that could have subsidies for nuclear power were close, but not quite there.

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