{"id":42412,"date":"2025-02-19T12:22:39","date_gmt":"2025-02-19T18:22:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.citizensutilityboard.org\/?p=42412"},"modified":"2025-02-19T12:22:39","modified_gmt":"2025-02-19T18:22:39","slug":"act-now-for-our-power-bills-our-power-grid-support-the-clean-and-reliable-grid-affordability-crga-act","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.citizensutilityboard.org\/blog\/2025\/02\/19\/act-now-for-our-power-bills-our-power-grid-support-the-clean-and-reliable-grid-affordability-crga-act\/","title":{"rendered":"Act now for our power bills, our power grid &#8211; Support the Clean and Reliable Grid Affordability (CRGA) Act"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.citizensutilityboard.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Take-Action-in-Springfield-Newsletter-Header.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-42413 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.citizensutilityboard.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Take-Action-in-Springfield-Newsletter-Header-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.citizensutilityboard.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Take-Action-in-Springfield-Newsletter-Header-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.citizensutilityboard.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Take-Action-in-Springfield-Newsletter-Header-800x450.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.citizensutilityboard.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Take-Action-in-Springfield-Newsletter-Header-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.citizensutilityboard.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Take-Action-in-Springfield-Newsletter-Header-958x539.jpg 958w, https:\/\/www.citizensutilityboard.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Take-Action-in-Springfield-Newsletter-Header.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/secure.everyaction.com\/-o9NL7Qc80mKonthRK-1jQ2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>We need your help<\/strong><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to push for new legislation\u2013the <\/span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.citizensutilityboard.org\/blog\/2025\/02\/11\/cubs-2025-state-capitol-agenda-fighting-high-bills-ridiculous-charges-secret-votes-and-supplier-overcharges\/\">Clean and Reliable Grid Affordability (CRGA) Act<\/a><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2013which would implement a number of reforms that are good for clean, affordable and reliable electricity.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As you know, ComEd customers are set to pay higher supply prices on June 1, due to poor policy from the organization, PJM Interconnection, that runs northern Illinois\u2019 power grid. This organization\u2013as well as the other power grid operator in Illinois, MISO\u2013 tends to favor expensive fossil fuel power plans, at our expense.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But the CRGA Act would implement a wide range of reforms. Among other things, it would improve:\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Improve energy efficiency for all customers.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Promote wise power grid planning.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Create a Solar Bill of Rights to protect people who want to install money-saving solar panels from unfair local laws.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Give people access to flexible \u201ctime of use\u201d electricity rates so they can save money during the day when market power prices are low.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Our power grid is in need of a number of reforms at the regional and federal level, but the states have a role too. The CRGA Act would be a significant step in the right direction\u2013it\u2019s part of the solution!.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/secure.everyaction.com\/-o9NL7Qc80mKonthRK-1jQ2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Please take action: <strong>Urge the Illinois General Assembly to support the Clean and Reliable Grid Affordability Act (Senate Bill 2473\/ House Bill 3779) to protect our power bills and our power grid.<\/strong><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We need your help to push for new legislation\u2013the Clean and Reliable Grid Affordability (CRGA) Act\u2013which would implement a number of reforms that are good for clean, affordable and reliable electricity.\u00a0 As you know, ComEd customers are set to pay higher supply prices on June 1, due to poor policy from the organization, PJM Interconnection, that runs northern Illinois\u2019 power grid. This organization\u2013as well as the other power grid operator in Illinois, MISO\u2013 tends to favor expensive fossil fuel power plans, at our expense.\u00a0 But the CRGA Act would implement a wide range of reforms. Among other things, it would improve:\u00a0\u00a0 Improve energy efficiency for all customers.\u00a0 Promote wise power grid planning. Create a Solar Bill of Rights to protect people who want to install money-saving solar panels from unfair local laws. Give people access to flexible \u201ctime of use\u201d electricity rates so they can save money during the day when market power prices are low.\u00a0 Our power grid is in need of a number of reforms at the regional and federal level, but the states have a role too. The CRGA Act would be a significant step in the right direction\u2013it\u2019s part of the solution!.\u00a0 Please take action: Urge the Illinois General Assembly to support the Clean and Reliable Grid Affordability Act (Senate Bill 2473\/ House Bill 3779) to protect our power bills and our power grid.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":25,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":"","_wpscppro_dont_share_socialmedia":null,"_wpscppro_custom_social_share_image":0,"_facebook_share_type":"default","_twitter_share_type":"default","_linkedin_share_type":"default","_pinterest_share_type":"default","_linkedin_share_type_page":"","_instagram_share_type":"default","_medium_share_type":"default","_threads_share_type":"","_google_business_share_type":"","_selected_social_profile":[],"_wpsp_enable_custom_social_template":false,"_wpsp_social_scheduling":{"enabled":false,"datetime":null,"platforms":[],"status":"template_only","dateOption":"today","timeOption":"now","customDays":"","customHours":"","customDate":"","customTime":"","schedulingType":"absolute"},"_wpsp_active_default_template":true},"categories":[319,759,1173],"tags":[1769,496],"class_list":["post-42412","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-cub-action-network","category-policy-legislation","category-springfield","tag-crga-act","tag-cub-action-network"],"cp_meta_data":{"_facebook_share_type":["default"],"_twitter_share_type":["default"],"_linkedin_share_type":["default"],"_pinterest_share_type":["default"],"_instagram_share_type":["default"],"_medium_share_type":["default"],"classic-editor-remember":["classic-editor"],"_edit_lock":["1739989233:25"],"_edit_last":["25"],"_wp_page_template":["default"],"borntogive_page_header_show_hide":["2"],"borntogive_pages_title_show":["1"],"borntogive_pages_Choose_slider_display":["2"],"borntogive_pages_select_revolution_from_list":["3"],"borntogive_pages_slider_pagination":["yes"],"borntogive_pages_slider_auto_slide":["yes"],"borntogive_pages_slider_direction_arrows":["yes"],"borntogive_pages_slider_effects":["fade"],"borntogive_pages_body_bg_wide":["0"],"borntogive_pages_body_bg_repeat":["repeat"],"borntogive_pages_content_bg_wide":["0"],"borntogive_pages_content_bg_repeat":["repeat"],"borntogive_pages_social_show":["1"],"borntogive_strict_no_sidebar":["0"],"borntogive_sidebar_columns_layout":["3"],"borntogive_gallery_slider_pagination":["yes"],"borntogive_gallery_slider_auto_slide":["yes"],"borntogive_gallery_slider_direction_arrows":["yes"],"borntogive_gallery_slider_effects":["fade"],"_wpb_vc_js_status":["false"],"_wpscppro_custom_social_share_image":[""],"_wpscppro_dont_share_socialmedia":["off"],"_wpsp_is_facebook_share":["off"],"_wpsp_is_twitter_share":["off"],"_wpsp_is_linkedin_share":["off"],"_wpsp_is_pinterest_share":["off"],"_selected_social_profile":["a:0:{}"],"_yoast_wpseo_primary_category":["319"],"_yoast_wpseo_content_score":["60"],"_yoast_wpseo_estimated-reading-time-minutes":["2"]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.citizensutilityboard.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42412","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.citizensutilityboard.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.citizensutilityboard.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.citizensutilityboard.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/25"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.citizensutilityboard.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=42412"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.citizensutilityboard.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42412\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":42415,"href":"https:\/\/www.citizensutilityboard.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42412\/revisions\/42415"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.citizensutilityboard.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=42412"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.citizensutilityboard.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=42412"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.citizensutilityboard.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=42412"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}