SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND) — The Clean and Reliable Grid Affordability Act has arrived on Gov. JB Pritzker's desk. Democrats and clean energy advocates are excited for the future with this legislation, but Republicans and manufacturers argue that the plan will hurt family budgets.

The massive energy bill calls for Illinois to build three gigawatts of utility-scale battery storage. It will also bring more wind and solar projects online, invest in geothermal technology, lift the state's nuclear moratorium and help Illinois agencies better plan for energy demand spikes.

"We'll incentivize an estimated 1.8 gigawatts for virtual powerplants, which is energy storage, demand response and other technology at homes and businesses," said Rep. Jay Hoffman (D-Swansea). "This will be about 5% of ou

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