{"id":2467409,"date":"2025-07-27T16:01:01","date_gmt":"2025-07-27T20:01:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pritzker-blames-power-grid-trump-admin-for-expected-price-increase-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-07-27T16:03:23","modified_gmt":"2025-07-27T20:03:23","slug":"pritzker-blames-power-grid-trump-admin-for-expected-price-increase-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pritzker-blames-power-grid-trump-admin-for-expected-price-increase-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Pritzker blames power grid, Trump admin for expected price increase &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fpritzker-blames-power-grid-trump-admin-for-expected-price-increase-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2467409&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article discusses anticipated <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/erickson-the-truth-behind-the-cheney-story\/\" title=\"ERICKSON: The Truth Behind The Cheney Story\">energy price increases<\/a> for many residents in Illinois following PJM Interconnection&#8217;s recent capacity auction, where prices hit the maximum cap of nearly $330 per megawatt-day, up from $270 previously. This auction suggests electricity bills could rise by 1.5% to 5% year-over-year for some customers. Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker criticized PJM for not <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >adding sufficient power generation capacity<\/a> in the region, attributing delays to supply chain issues, state permitting, and financing challenges. He also blamed the Trump governance for withdrawing subsidies for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-administration-green-lights-putins-pipeline\/\" title=\"Biden Administration Green Lights Putin\u2019s Pipeline\">renewable energy projects<\/a> like wind and solar, contributing to the situation. Pritzker expressed support for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republican-congressman-says-party-cannot-have-head-in-the-sand-with-climate-change\/\" title=\"GOP congressman warns against ignoring climate change\">expanding nuclear energy<\/a>, including small modular reactors (smrs), noting Illinois lifted a moratorium on SMRs last year. State Senator Sue Rezin introduced legislation to streamline permit approvals for SMRs and proposed further lifting the nuclear moratorium to allow construction of larger reactors, aiming to address Illinois&#8217; energy reliability concerns. Lawmakers are set to resume sessions in October to consider these measures.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Pritzker blames power grid, Trump admin for expected price increase<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2182059\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>(The Center Square) &ndash; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/energy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Energy<\/a> price increases are expected for a large portion of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/illinois\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Illinois<\/a>&rsquo; population.<\/p>\n<p>PJM Interconnection announced its capacity auction this week, and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/prices\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">price<\/a> came at the cap of nearly $330 per MW-day. That&rsquo;s up from the previous auction of $270 per MW-day. The grid operator said to expect a year-over-year increase of 1.5% to 5% in some customers&rsquo; bills.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3483481\/tennessee-lawmakers-look-beyond-180-day-school-year\/\">Tennessee lawmakers look beyond the 180-day school year<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/3483366\/former-tonight-show-host-jay-leno-comedians-cozying-to-one-side\/\">Former Tonight Show host Jay Leno laments comedians &#8216;cozying too much to one side&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/3483450\/terrorism-assault-charges-michigan-walmart-stabbing\/\">Authorities seek to file terrorism and assault charges in Michigan Walmart stabbing<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker blamed PJM.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s the fact that PJM isn&rsquo;t bringing on the generation that it should in the territory,&rdquo; Pritzker said at an unrelated news conference in Chicago. &ldquo;I am deeply concerned about why that is because it seems to me it should have happened already. They are pleading to do it, but haven&rsquo;t done it yet.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Before last week&rsquo;s capacity auction, PJM had said &ldquo;Supply is decreasing due primarily to state and federal decarbonization policies and some economics.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The fact is that PJM has been processing hundreds of these projects through our study processes and will continue to do so,&rdquo; PJM said in a statement to The Center Square. &ldquo;These resources are welcome additions to the grid but are currently having their own challenges in constructing like supply chain, state permitting and financing.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Pritzker also went on to blame President Donald Trump for stepping away from subsidizing such energy projects like wind and solar.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Everybody is wondering again the chaos and confusion that the Trump administration has brought to so many areas is now been brought home to your electric bill,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>Asked about expanding nuclear generation in Illinois, Pritzker said he&rsquo;s for it.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;ve been its greatest ally trying to get that done,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;We have to do it in a safe fashion. And we were able to do that for [small modular reactors], we need to do it for large scale nuclear as well.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Last year, Pritzker approved lifting Illinois&rsquo; nuclear moratorium to allow small modular reactors.<\/p>\n<p>State Sen. Sue Rezin, R-Morris, introduced a new measure impacting SMRs.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Small modular reactors represent one of the most promising solutions to Illinois&rsquo; growing energy reliability challenges,&rdquo; said Rezin. &ldquo;However, we won&rsquo;t realize their full potential if critical projects are stuck in endless permitting delays. My legislation ensures state agencies act in a timely manner so we can move forward with safe, clean nuclear energy.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Rezin said her Senate Bill 2681 would require all applicable state agencies to take final action on a permit application for an SMR within 150 days of it being deemed complete. If no action is taken within that timeframe, and no valid extension is granted, the application would be considered approved, the senator said.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3483050\/judge-throws-out-trump-administration-lawsuit-sanctuary-city-chicago\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">JUDGE THROWS OUT TRUMP ADMINISTRATION LAWSUIT OVER &lsquo;SANCTUARY CITY&rsquo; CHICAGO<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Some are pushing for the moratorium to be lifted even further. Rezin has Senate Bill 1527, which would remove &ldquo;provisions prohibiting the construction of new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/steven-nesbit-the-u-s-must-fully-embrace-nuclear-power-to-achieve-true-energy-security\/\" title=\"Steven Nesbit: The U.S. Must Fully Embrace Nuclear Power To Achieve True Energy Security\">nuclear power reactors<\/a> with a nameplate capacity of more than 300 megawatts of electricity.&rdquo; That measure has bipartisan support.<\/p>\n<p>Legislators are scheduled to return to session for six days in October.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2182059\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2182059\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pritzker blames power grid, Trump admin for rising energy costs<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2467410,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/AP24289010676979.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[32358,33687,20657,32640,32076],"class_list":["post-2467409","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-power-grid","tag-price-increase","tag-pritzker","tag-trump-administration","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/AP24289010676979.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2467409","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2467409"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2467409\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2467413,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2467409\/revisions\/2467413"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2467410"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2467409"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2467409"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2467409"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}