Future Energy Jobs Act
Solar seen as bright career path at Illinois community colleges
Illinois’ Future Energy Jobs Act included funding for solar training more accessible to lower-income residents.
clean energy jobs
Solar and green jobs are rising around Chicago’s ‘toxic doughnut’
Altgeld Gardens will soon be the site of a city-sponsored green jobs training program and a brownfield solar farm.
Future Energy Jobs Act
‘Lottery ticket’ comment highlights potential pitfall of Illinois solar program
As Illinois regulators consider final rules for a highly anticipated community solar incentive program, a developer’s recent misstep illustrates the intense competition developers face for a chance to participate.
coal
Science group to Illinois: close more coal plants, and do it quickly
Illinois is on track to reduce its planet warming carbon emissions by 22 percent by the year 2030, according to new research, thanks to the state’s massive energy bill that passed in 2016.
Chicago
Utility attorney says Illinois’ success a credit to stakeholder collaboration
In a Q&A, Chicago energy company attorney Mark Johnson talks about deregulation and the Future Energy Jobs Act. Chicago attorney Mark Johnson joked that when he got his first job out of law school at the high-powered firm Sidley Austin LLP, he didn’t know they had a regulatory division, and might have been scared away if he’d known. Today as a partner in the firm Steptoe he represents ComEd and other energy companies with a focus on competitive markets, technology and disruption in a quickly-changing regulatory environment. The Financial Times recognized him in its North America Innovative Lawyers report for his involvement in Illinois’ 2016 Future Energy Jobs Act (FEJA). Johnson, who also has experience in anti-trust litigation and white-collar crime, talked with the Energy News Network about his thoughts on FEJA and the things he is keeping an eye on.