October 30, 2017
Illinois' plan to subsidize struggling nuclear power plants is a legitimate exercise of its authority over environmental and electricity policy and doesn't usurp the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's exclusive authority over wholesale power markets, the state told the Seventh Circuit on Friday.
September 06, 2017
Two natural gas industry groups told the Seventh Circuit on Tuesday that Illinois' plan to subsidize struggling nuclear power plants usurps federal authority over wholesale electricity markets and unlawfully discriminates against the use of gas as a fuel source for electric generation.
August 29, 2017
An Illinois federal judge wrongly backed the state's plan to subsidize struggling nuclear power plants, which clearly usurps federal authority over wholesale electricity markets, a coalition of independent power producers told the Seventh Circuit on Monday.