State Senator Sally Turner (R-Beason) issued the following statement in response to the Governor’s decision to sign the controversial energy omnibus legislation from Veto Session into law:

“Today, the Governor signed a bill that will make life more expensive for Illinois families, farmers, and employers. This law removes long-standing protections that help keep electric rates in check and replaces them with a system that allows utilities to raise rates with fewer meaningful limits. Illinoisans will feel the impact of this decision on their monthly utility bills for years to come.

“Once again, communities and local officials are being sidelined while large-scale energy projects are given the ability to be placed near homes and farmland with no true avenue for residents to weigh in. That is not transparency, and it is not responsible governance.

“I support a balanced and reliable energy portfolio, but this law pushes Illinois further toward expensive, short-duration technologies while moving away from dependable power sources that families and businesses rely on. Families across our state deserve energy policies that are affordable, reliable, and rooted in common sense. Not a law that gives special interest groups a blank check for unproven technology that is unlikely to meet our energy demands.”