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Environment & Energy

applegrove

(129,068 posts) Fri Oct 31, 2025, 03:37 AM Yesterday

Pritzker set to sign sweeping battery legislation for renewable

energy.

Sweeping energy-related legislation that backs the use of big batteries to help make wind and solar power more effective cleared the Senate Thursday night and is headed to Gov. JB Pritzker, who signaled he would sign the measure into law.
— Chicago Tribune (@chicagotribune.com) 2025-10-31T03:25:35.681Z

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Drove to the Rivian plant in Normal, IL from Indianapolis Finishline42 13 hrs ago #2

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Finishline42

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2. Drove to the Rivian plant in Normal, IL from Indianapolis

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Sat Nov 1, 2025, 05:25 AM

13 hrs ago

There were quite a few, what looked to me, new windmills. There were a couple next to the plant. Didn't realize that part of Illinois had that much wind.

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