Efforts to incentivize battery storage, restart nuclear development and regulate data centers fizzled. The legislature may try again in a separate session this year.By Leigh GiangrecoThe Illinois state legislature failed in the final hours of its session to pass an energy omnibus bill aimed at storing energy and spurring renewables at a time when data centers threaten to sap the state’s grid and spike customers’ bills.
Observations from the Little Bunker
Last updated: August 18, 2025 04:13 PM
Atmospheric COâ‚‚
425.4 ppm
+18.4
ppm/year
Atmospheric CHâ‚„
1934.91 ppb
+9.11
ppb/year
Global Temperature
+1.48 °C
Peak: +1.73°C
World Population
8.1 billion
+67
million/year