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Speaker argues that under Governor Pritzker and the Democratic super majority, Illinois has lost 6,000 megawatts of reliable 24-hour power, which they equate to three nuclear plants or enough power for a million homes. They claim this leads to $8,000,000,000 in rate increases on the people of Illinois. They question the timing of a bill, saying a study on a bill didn’t exist when the study was done and that the bill wasn’t filed until Tuesday, asking who believes the administration. They state that people believe their power bill because they get it every month, and accuse the administration of “taking the caps off” and inviting higher costs.
They present electricity price data: in 2019 electricity was 8.6¢ per kilowatt-hour, while in the summer of this year it was 23¢ per kilowatt-hour, describing it as triple. They attribute this rise to the leadership of Governor Pritzker and the Democratic super majority, who they say “keep telling us, oh, we’re here to help, little guy. We care. We care about you little guy. We’re gonna make sure your power bills go down.”
They reference a green line from 2021 to 2025 showing the rise and increase in costs. They compare Illinois to neighboring states: Illinois residential at 18.09¢ per kilowatt-hour, Kentucky at 13.4¢, and note Illinois is higher than Indiana, Iowa, and Missouri. They say Illinois was right there with Wisconsin, but after this passes it will be a trifecta, resulting in Illinois having the highest energy cost in the entire Midwest. They conclude by reiterating the $8,000,000,000 rate increase on Illinois residents and question how this demonstrates care, stating that this is exactly why nobody believes anybody anymore.