{"data":{"id":"us-il/20-ilcs-688-15","jurisdiction":"us-il","citation":"20 ILCS 688/15","heading":"Purpose.","body":"The State of Illinois and its people will benefit for many years to come if new electric generating facilities are built that increase the in-State capacity to provide for current and anticipated electricity demand at a competitive price. The purpose of this Act is to enhance the State's energy security by ensuring that: (i) the State's vast and underutilized coal resources are tapped as a fuel source for new electric plants; (ii) the electric transmission system within the State is upgraded to more efficiently distribute additional amounts of electricity; (iii) well-paying jobs are created as new electric plants are built in regions of the State with relatively high unemployment; and (iv) pilot projects are undertaken to explore the capacity of new, often renewable sources of energy to contribute to the State's energy security.","path":["CHAPTER 20 EXECUTIVE BRANCH","Illinois Resource Development and Energy Security Act."],"source_url":"https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/ILCS/details?ActID=267\u0026ChapterID=5\u0026ChapAct=FullText\u0026Print=True","current_through":"at least Public Act 104-790","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-15T04:46:13Z","sha256":"3fbcc5ea94050997a4641400bed2ed1181e013cc4fe53173e470108385e0f7db","source_id":"us-il","stale":false,"prev":"us-il/20-ilcs-688-10","next":"us-il/20-ilcs-688-20"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}