Bill > HB5537

This bill amends the Environmental Protection Act by removing provisions that required electric generating units (EGUs) and large greenhouse gas-emitting units that use natural gas as fuel or utilize cogeneration technology to permanently reduce all carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2e) and copollutant emissions to zero by specific dates. CO2e refers to the total mass of various greenhouse gases, weighted by their global warming potential, while copollutants are criteria pollutants identified by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Cogeneration, also known as combined heat and power, is a system that produces both electricity and useful thermal energy from a single fuel source. The bill also makes conforming changes to reflect these deletions, essentially removing these specific zero-emission mandates for gas-fired and cogeneration units.

https://www.ilga.gov/Legislation/BillStatus?DocNum=5537&GAID=18&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=114&GA=104