SB2736 - 104th General Assembly (2025-2026)

EPA-NATURAL GAS PEAKER PLANTS
Last Action
10/28/2025 - Senate: Referred to Assignments
Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance
415 ILCS 5/9.15a new  
Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Provides that, notwithstanding any provision of the Act, any rule adopted under the Act, or any term or condition in any permit issued under the Act, each natural gas-fired peaker power plant in the State may, to the extent allowed by federal law, be operated on up to a continuous basis beginning on the effective date of the amendatory Act and until 30 days after the date upon which the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency first posts on its website a notice that it has determined, based on data supplied to it annually by the Illinois Power Agency, that at least 21,000 MWe of new utility-scale renewable power generation capacity has been brought online in the State. Directs the Environmental Protection Agency to adopt any rules and to amend any existing permits as necessary to implement the provisions added by the amendatory Act. Effective immediately.
Actions
DateChamberAction
10/28/2025SenateFiled with Secretary by Sen. Li Arellano, Jr.
10/28/2025SenateFirst Reading
10/28/2025SenateReferred to Assignments
10/29/2025SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Chris Balkema