Following a rate hike proposal from Exelon, Aileron teamed with the BEST Coalition to increase awareness of the issue and empower taxpayers to fight back. A bad bill in Springfield would raise our electricity bills to protect Exelon’s bottom line. The Legislature should either rewrite it significantly or flick the off switch altogether. Exelon, which operates six nuclear power plants in Illinois, says it needs help because — although it made more than $2 billion last year — i

Aileron worked with the BEST Coalition and independent experts to develop an economic impact study of proposed Illinois energy legislation. We used the report's data to drive important statewide media coverage that educated to public about the true costs of the bailout bill sought by Exelon. A plan to financially reward Exelon Corp. for producing no-carbon energy and potentially save three Illinois nuclear plants from closure would cost ratepayers $1.6 billion over five years