SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND) — The Illinois Senate passed the Clean and Reliable Grid Affordability Act after a lengthy debate Thursday night.

This plan calls on Illinois to build three gigawatts of utility scale battery storage. It will also bring more wind and solar projects online, invest in geothermal technology, lift the state's nuclear construction moratorium and help state agencies better plan for energy demand spikes.

"The passage of the Clean and Reliable Grid Affordability Act marks the biggest climate action by any state since the Trump administration rolled back the federal Inflation Reduction Act, and further cements Illinois' legacy as a national leader on climate," said Illinois Environmental Council CEO Jen Walling. "While Trump and his cronies in the federal government dis

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