🌎⚡The new Clean and Reliable Grid Affordability Act ( #CRGA) just passed 🏛️✅ . It’ll add 3GW of #BatteryStorage 🔋⚙️ and boost other 🌱 clean-energy projects across the state of Illinois, helping residents and businesses save about $13 billion 💰 over the next 20 years through lower electricity costs ⚡🏡🌤️
Illinois Passes Clean Energy & Storage Bill Expected to Save Residents $13 Billion - CleanTechnica
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November 2, 2025 at 8:19 PM
🌎⚡The new Clean and Reliable Grid Affordability Act ( #CRGA) just passed 🏛️✅ . It’ll add 3GW of #BatteryStorage 🔋⚙️ and boost other 🌱 clean-energy projects across the state of Illinois, helping residents and businesses save about $13 billion 💰 over the next 20 years through lower electricity costs ⚡🏡🌤️
The Clean & Reliable Grid Act strengthens the grid by:
🔋 Adding 3GW of utility-scale battery storage
⚡ Upgrading transmission
🏠 Enabling 1.8GW of virtual power plants in homes & businesses
CRGA will save Ameren customers up to $10.59/month by 2030 — and create tens of thousands of jobs.
🔋 Adding 3GW of utility-scale battery storage
⚡ Upgrading transmission
🏠 Enabling 1.8GW of virtual power plants in homes & businesses
CRGA will save Ameren customers up to $10.59/month by 2030 — and create tens of thousands of jobs.
October 31, 2025 at 8:56 PM
The Clean & Reliable Grid Act strengthens the grid by:
🔋 Adding 3GW of utility-scale battery storage
⚡ Upgrading transmission
🏠 Enabling 1.8GW of virtual power plants in homes & businesses
CRGA will save Ameren customers up to $10.59/month by 2030 — and create tens of thousands of jobs.
🔋 Adding 3GW of utility-scale battery storage
⚡ Upgrading transmission
🏠 Enabling 1.8GW of virtual power plants in homes & businesses
CRGA will save Ameren customers up to $10.59/month by 2030 — and create tens of thousands of jobs.
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker has pledged to sign "Senate Bill 25 — which supporters call the Clean and Reliable Grid Affordability Act, or CRGA — the largest change to Illinois’ energy policy in at least four years." capitolnewsillinois.com/news/lawmake... via @drewjayadams.bsky.social 🔌💡
Lawmakers OK sweeping energy reform package that governor pledges to sign
Article Summary An energy policy package incentivizing battery storage passed the General Assembly with only Democratic support and will likely
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October 31, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker has pledged to sign "Senate Bill 25 — which supporters call the Clean and Reliable Grid Affordability Act, or CRGA — the largest change to Illinois’ energy policy in at least four years." capitolnewsillinois.com/news/lawmake... via @drewjayadams.bsky.social 🔌💡
I am accepting nominations in the replies for any competitors to the Illinois clean grid bill (CRGA) and transit rescue/reform package 1-2 punch.
It is not a competition, but like, ok let's pretend it is a competition where we see who can gas each other up the most.
It is not a competition, but like, ok let's pretend it is a competition where we see who can gas each other up the most.
And therefore BIGGEST US PRO-CLIMATE ACTION OF 2025
October 31, 2025 at 2:48 PM
I am accepting nominations in the replies for any competitors to the Illinois clean grid bill (CRGA) and transit rescue/reform package 1-2 punch.
It is not a competition, but like, ok let's pretend it is a competition where we see who can gas each other up the most.
It is not a competition, but like, ok let's pretend it is a competition where we see who can gas each other up the most.
UPDATE: The Clean and Reliable Grid Affordability Act just passed the House! We’re so close! Contact your State Senator and urge them to vote YES on the CRGA Act to help lower energy bills and bring more clean, reliable energy to Illinois!
Take action:
Take action:
October 30, 2025 at 5:12 PM
UPDATE: The Clean and Reliable Grid Affordability Act just passed the House! We’re so close! Contact your State Senator and urge them to vote YES on the CRGA Act to help lower energy bills and bring more clean, reliable energy to Illinois!
Take action:
Take action:
State representatives in Illinois might vote on the Clean and Reliable Grid Affordability (CRGA) Act, which is designed to lower electricity rates by adding renewable energy to the grid and allowing homeowners to access more efficient appliances.
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October 24, 2025 at 2:01 PM
State representatives in Illinois might vote on the Clean and Reliable Grid Affordability (CRGA) Act, which is designed to lower electricity rates by adding renewable energy to the grid and allowing homeowners to access more efficient appliances.
insideclimatenews.org/news/2110202...
insideclimatenews.org/news/2110202...
IL has a facility that is training #Union workers on how to build #ThermalEnergyNetworks (TENs). So this veto session, let’s pass the Thermal Energy Networks & Jobs Act as part of the #CRGA & get IL union workers busy building TENs that deliver clean, affordable heating & cooling! #ClimateSky 🔌💡
October 10, 2025 at 2:30 PM
IL has a facility that is training #Union workers on how to build #ThermalEnergyNetworks (TENs). So this veto session, let’s pass the Thermal Energy Networks & Jobs Act as part of the #CRGA & get IL union workers busy building TENs that deliver clean, affordable heating & cooling! #ClimateSky 🔌💡
Do you live in #Illinois? Then watch this video on how the passage this veto session of the #CRGA, which has the Thermal Energy Network and Jobs Act, will speed deployment of #ThermalEnergyNetworks, which deliver efficient, clean heating & cooling to entire neighborhoods. #Heatpump #Greensky
IL has a facility that is training #Union workers on how to build #ThermalEnergyNetworks (TENs). So this veto session, let’s pass the Thermal Energy Networks & Jobs Act as part of the #CRGA & get IL union workers busy building TENs that deliver clean, affordable heating & cooling! #ClimateSky 🔌💡
October 10, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Do you live in #Illinois? Then watch this video on how the passage this veto session of the #CRGA, which has the Thermal Energy Network and Jobs Act, will speed deployment of #ThermalEnergyNetworks, which deliver efficient, clean heating & cooling to entire neighborhoods. #Heatpump #Greensky
Grace Design Studios Expands Healthcare Portfolio with CRGA Design Acquisition#United_States#Baltimore#Bernhard_Capital#Grace_Design_Studios#CRGA_Design
Grace Design Studios Expands Healthcare Portfolio with CRGA Design Acquisition
Grace Design Studios has acquired CRGA Design, enhancing its architectural capabilities in healthcare and expanding its reach across the Mid-Atlantic region.
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June 11, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Grace Design Studios Expands Healthcare Portfolio with CRGA Design Acquisition#United_States#Baltimore#Bernhard_Capital#Grace_Design_Studios#CRGA_Design
The Clean and Reliable Grid Affordability Act just passed the Illinois House 70/37. It’s off to the Senate now. If it passes the Senate CRGA becomes law and Illinois will double down on the clean energy transition.
October 30, 2025 at 12:44 AM
The Clean and Reliable Grid Affordability Act just passed the Illinois House 70/37. It’s off to the Senate now. If it passes the Senate CRGA becomes law and Illinois will double down on the clean energy transition.
The Wall Street Journal reports: Power prices have been rising faster than inflation. High electric bills are why we're fighting for the Clean & Reliable Grid Affordability Act (SB 25). The CRGA Act would be a giant step forward in protecting consumers from price volatility. Act now! buff.ly/2Jtr4pk
October 29, 2025 at 6:08 PM
The Wall Street Journal reports: Power prices have been rising faster than inflation. High electric bills are why we're fighting for the Clean & Reliable Grid Affordability Act (SB 25). The CRGA Act would be a giant step forward in protecting consumers from price volatility. Act now! buff.ly/2Jtr4pk
The General Assembly has passed the Clean & Reliable Grid Affordability Act! Having heard from so many people worried about soaring power bills, CUB feels an urgency to begin the hard work of implementing the CRGA Act. Read our statement: buff.ly/U1HxxfJ
October 31, 2025 at 1:33 AM
The General Assembly has passed the Clean & Reliable Grid Affordability Act! Having heard from so many people worried about soaring power bills, CUB feels an urgency to begin the hard work of implementing the CRGA Act. Read our statement: buff.ly/U1HxxfJ
🔌⚡ Illinois is laying the groundwork for a cleaner, more reliable energy future. A new bill, the Clean and Reliable Grid Affordability Act (CRGA), would modernize the grid and add virtual power plants to get cheap renewables online faster.
April 4, 2025 at 7:03 PM
🔌⚡ Illinois is laying the groundwork for a cleaner, more reliable energy future. A new bill, the Clean and Reliable Grid Affordability Act (CRGA), would modernize the grid and add virtual power plants to get cheap renewables online faster.
We need a Clean, Reliable & Affordable IL electric grid to lower prices, cut pollution & ensure renewable power works for all! The IL General Assembly votes on this IN THE NEXT DAY. Tell them NOW to support CLEAN AFFORDABLE RELIABLE ENERGY FOR ALL! act.ilenviro.org/a/crga-may-2...
Illinois must act now to protect consumers, our power grid, and our climate!
Urge your legislators in the Illinois General Assembly to co-sponsor and vote “yes” on the Clean and Reliable Grid Affordability Act this spring to protect consumers, our power grid, and our climate.
act.ilenviro.org
May 30, 2025 at 6:18 PM
We need a Clean, Reliable & Affordable IL electric grid to lower prices, cut pollution & ensure renewable power works for all! The IL General Assembly votes on this IN THE NEXT DAY. Tell them NOW to support CLEAN AFFORDABLE RELIABLE ENERGY FOR ALL! act.ilenviro.org/a/crga-may-2...
Our power grid is struggling to keep up with a surge in demand for energy, largely caused by new data centers. The Clean and Reliable Grid Affordability Act will protect ratepayers and hold data centers accountable: ilcleanjobs.org/crga #ElectrifyIL
The Clean and Reliable Grid Affordability Act, explained
Our power grid is struggling to keep up with a surge in demand for energy, largely caused by new data centers. The Clean and Reliable Grid Affordability Act will protect ratepayers and hold data centers accountable. Learn more and take action at ilcleanjobs.org/crga!
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May 5, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Our power grid is struggling to keep up with a surge in demand for energy, largely caused by new data centers. The Clean and Reliable Grid Affordability Act will protect ratepayers and hold data centers accountable: ilcleanjobs.org/crga #ElectrifyIL
With broad support from labor, industry, and consumer advocates, CRGA aims to keep Illinois’s clean energy transition on track and ensure the grid can handle future demand from electrification and AI-driven data centers.
April 4, 2025 at 7:03 PM
With broad support from labor, industry, and consumer advocates, CRGA aims to keep Illinois’s clean energy transition on track and ensure the grid can handle future demand from electrification and AI-driven data centers.
Families and small businesses in Illinois won’t have to compromise. The newly passed CRGA Act will create more access to affordable clean energy. Read our full statement: www.elevatenp.org/press/statem...
October 31, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Families and small businesses in Illinois won’t have to compromise. The newly passed CRGA Act will create more access to affordable clean energy. Read our full statement: www.elevatenp.org/press/statem...
The price we pay for inaction is skyrocketing electricity bills. For the sake of our power bills, we must pass the Clean & Reliable Grid Affordability (CRGA) Act in the Fall Veto Session. Read about the bill: buff.ly/9Q2WhQQ Act Now: buff.ly/2Jtr4pk
October 24, 2025 at 10:50 PM
The price we pay for inaction is skyrocketing electricity bills. For the sake of our power bills, we must pass the Clean & Reliable Grid Affordability (CRGA) Act in the Fall Veto Session. Read about the bill: buff.ly/9Q2WhQQ Act Now: buff.ly/2Jtr4pk
CRGA is back in excomm today at 10am. Sign a slip for HC4, which repeals the ban on nuclear in Illinois
ilga.gov/House/hearin...
ilga.gov/House/hearin...
Today at 4pm, the Illinois house executive committee will meet to consider the 'clean and reliable grid act'. It contains a lot of stuff.
Good:
☢️ It eliminates the ban on large nuclear reactors
🔋 Directs the IPA to procure 3gw of grid battery storage
Witness slip:
ilga.gov/house/hearin... #twill
Good:
☢️ It eliminates the ban on large nuclear reactors
🔋 Directs the IPA to procure 3gw of grid battery storage
Witness slip:
ilga.gov/house/hearin... #twill
Official government website of the Illinois General Assembly
Welcome to the Official government website of the Illinois General Assembly
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October 29, 2025 at 2:03 PM
CRGA is back in excomm today at 10am. Sign a slip for HC4, which repeals the ban on nuclear in Illinois
ilga.gov/House/hearin...
ilga.gov/House/hearin...
Last week, the Illinois Clean Jobs Coalition introduced the Clean and Reliable Grid Affordability Act! Learn how the CRGA Act will strengthen our power grid, deliver ratepayer savings, and grow our clean energy economy, then urge your legislators to support the bill!
➡️ win.newmode.net/icjc/crga
➡️ win.newmode.net/icjc/crga
March 14, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Last week, the Illinois Clean Jobs Coalition introduced the Clean and Reliable Grid Affordability Act! Learn how the CRGA Act will strengthen our power grid, deliver ratepayer savings, and grow our clean energy economy, then urge your legislators to support the bill!
➡️ win.newmode.net/icjc/crga
➡️ win.newmode.net/icjc/crga
⚠️ Our power grid, energy costs, and climate are under attack! ⚠️
🌍CRGA is the bold legislation Illinois needs to secure our clean energy future! 🌱💡
‼️Sign our petition at tinyurl.com/35hmxpae to urge legislators to co-sponsor & vote YES on CRGA! 📝
#SierraClubRPG #SierraClubIL
🌍CRGA is the bold legislation Illinois needs to secure our clean energy future! 🌱💡
‼️Sign our petition at tinyurl.com/35hmxpae to urge legislators to co-sponsor & vote YES on CRGA! 📝
#SierraClubRPG #SierraClubIL
March 6, 2025 at 8:10 PM
⚠️ Our power grid, energy costs, and climate are under attack! ⚠️
🌍CRGA is the bold legislation Illinois needs to secure our clean energy future! 🌱💡
‼️Sign our petition at tinyurl.com/35hmxpae to urge legislators to co-sponsor & vote YES on CRGA! 📝
#SierraClubRPG #SierraClubIL
🌍CRGA is the bold legislation Illinois needs to secure our clean energy future! 🌱💡
‼️Sign our petition at tinyurl.com/35hmxpae to urge legislators to co-sponsor & vote YES on CRGA! 📝
#SierraClubRPG #SierraClubIL
🔋🔋The Clean and Reliable Grid Act (CRGA) will prioritize clean energy solutions for our grid, improve transmission, & strengthen energy efficiency across the state. Urge your lawmakers to vote yes: act.ilenviro.org/a/crga
Illinois must urgently act to strengthen our power grid with clean energy
Urge your legislators in the Illinois General Assembly to co-sponsor and vote “yes” on the Clean and Reliable Grid Act of the Illinois Clean Jobs Coalition Platform.
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January 8, 2025 at 4:11 PM
🔋🔋The Clean and Reliable Grid Act (CRGA) will prioritize clean energy solutions for our grid, improve transmission, & strengthen energy efficiency across the state. Urge your lawmakers to vote yes: act.ilenviro.org/a/crga