{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Citizens Utility Board","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.citizensutilityboard.org","title":"What is the Clean Energy Jobs Act? | Citizens Utility Board","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"4ZywpRfJPH\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.citizensutilityboard.org\/clean-energy-jobs-act\/\">What is the Clean Energy Jobs Act?<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.citizensutilityboard.org\/clean-energy-jobs-act\/embed\/#?secret=4ZywpRfJPH\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;What is the Clean Energy Jobs Act?&#8221; &#8212; Citizens Utility Board\" data-secret=\"4ZywpRfJPH\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","description":"[vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;5\/6&#8243;][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;What is the Clean Energy Jobs Act?&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h2|font_size:24|text_align:left&#8221; use_theme_fonts=&#8221;yes&#8221;][vc_column_text] [\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/6&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;5\/6&#8243;][vc_column_text]The Clean Energy Jobs Act (CEJA) is comprehensive clean energy legislation (Senate Bill 1718\/House Bill 804) currently before the Illinois General Assembly. CEJA would boost energy efficiency standards, take advantage of the falling cost of wind and solar power, and protect the state from a federal regulatory ruling that could hit most Illinois consumers with up to $1.7 billion in higher power bills over the next decade. CEJA is the only energy legislation in Springfield that could secure savings for consumers while significantly ramping up renewable energy development in the state\u2014and it does all this\u00a0while holding Illinois utilities accountable to their customers.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/6&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_separator color=&#8221;custom&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1475699797969{background-color: #0f4b91 !important;}&#8221;][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;Why does Illinois need CEJA?&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h2|font_size:24|text_align:left&#8221; use_theme_fonts=&#8221;yes&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;5\/6&#8243;][vc_column_text]Thanks to a series of groundbreaking clean energy laws, Illinois has gone from the highest electric bills in the country to some of the lowest. But electricity generating companies that use fossil fuels don\u2019t like cleaner sources of energy\u2014such as wind and solar\u2014eating into their profits. In recent years, they have been working in Washington and Springfield to stop Illinois\u2019 clean energy development. It is critical that we pass the Clean Energy Jobs Act to preserve what we have accomplished and improve upon it.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/6&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_separator color=&#8221;custom&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1475699797969{background-color: #0f4b91 !important;}&#8221;][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;What would the Clean Energy Jobs Act do?&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h2|font_size:24|text_align:left&#8221; use_theme_fonts=&#8221;yes&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;5\/6&#8243;][vc_column_text]Key CEJA provisions would: Implement electricity market reforms to reduce power bills. Expand electric and gas efficiency programs. Secure 100% carbon-free power by 2030, and 100% renewable energy by 2050. Expand vehicle electrification so more people have access to cleaner, more\u00a0affordable transportation. Increase clean energy careers across Illinois. Align utility regulation with state and consumer priorities, ensuring more transparency and\u00a0accountability. [\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/6&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_separator color=&#8221;custom&#8221; align=&#8221;align_left&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1475699807900{background-color: #0f4b91 !important;}&#8221;][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;How would CEJA cut costs?&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h2|font_size:24|text_align:left&#8221; use_theme_fonts=&#8221;yes&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;5\/6&#8243;][vc_column_text]The bill contains multiple provisions to help lower our utility bills: Capacity Market Reform. CEJA would put the Illinois Power Agency\u2014a state agency\u2014in charge of running a special electricity market for northern Illinois.\u00a0 Why is this important? We pay power plant operators for the commitment to have enough electricity available if demand spikes, like on a hot summer afternoon. This is called capacity. So you not only pay for the power you use now, but you also pay for capacity\u2014the power you could use in the future. The price for capacity for ComEd customers is determined by auctions run by PJM Interconnection, the power grid operator for northern Illinois and all or part of 12 other states. The auction process has\u00a0needlessly inflated Illinois electric bills in recent years, and now fossil fuel generators have pushed the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to revamp capacity market rules to funnel more money to their dirty power plants. This move could raise Illinois power bills by up to $1.7 billion over the next decade. By tasking the IPA with running the capacity market for northern Illinois, the state would be in charge of its own clean energy policy, creating the opportunity to save consumers money while greatly expanding renewable energy investment in the state. Energy efficiency. CEJA expands energy efficiency programs that have [&hellip;]","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/www.citizensutilityboard.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/CUB_IL_LogoBadgeRGBAdminLogo.png","thumbnail_width":254,"thumbnail_height":254}