Spain Responds to Damning Study on Coming Energy Shortage

Following the release of the 2025 Resource Adequacy Study by the Illinois Power Agency, the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency, and the Illinois Commerce Commission, warning of any impending energy shortage, House Deputy Minority Leader Ryan Spain released the following statement.

"Illinois Democrats have promised their green energy initiatives would ensure reliability and bring down costs. Instead, they've crippled our energy supply and caused costs to skyrocket for ratepayers. The report from the Illinois Power Agency yesterday reaffirms the warnings Republicans have been making about these failed policies.

"Illinois used to be a net-exporter of energy, but now, not only are we a net-importer of energy, we are having to import energy generated by coal and gas from other states to meet the needs in our state. All because Democrats refuse to accept the reality that we need an all of the above approach to ensure we have an adequate energy supply to keep rates affordable and ensure reliability."

View the study below.