Citing energy rate increases that have almost doubled some families' power bills since May 2022, state Sen. Chapin Rose, R-Mahomet, said during a news conference Tuesday that the governor should take immediate steps to combat energy rate increases that will likely get worse in the near future.
State Sen. Erica Harriss, R-Glen Carbon, and state Rep. Amy Elik, R-Alton, have introduced legislation that allocates $200 million in rebates to downstate families and businesses experiencing surges in their energy costs. The funds would be released from the General Revenue Fund to the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity.
Won't solve the immediate problem but heat pump technology has made tremendous strides to heat your home by essentially running an air conditioner in reverse. It doesn't create heat but moves heat from one place to another.
Thankfully something is getting done. Maybe the real estate market won’t crash with some help for small buyers