Clean Energy, Coal Will Be Topic Of Tri-Cities Event

Press release from the City of Batavia:

BATAVIA, IL — Please join a conversation centered on the Tri-Cities coal problem and what we can do about it. Together as a community we can restore democratic input to our publicly-owned utilities and plan for a better future.

The event is sponsored by a number of groups, including the Citizens Utility Board, a nonprofit watchdog group for utility customers; League of Women Voters of Central Kane County; Sierra Club Illinois; Prairie Rivers Network; and the Naperville Environment & Sustainability Task Force. These groups held a similar event in Naperville in September.

The evening's keynote speaker is CUB Environmental Outreach Coordinator Scott Allen, who will share Illinois' progress in moving from coal to a clean energy future, and how the Tri-Cities region can be part of that transition.

Consumers can learn about the sources of their energy, and how to take advantage of state and federal incentives to heat and power their homes in cleaner, more affordable ways.

They also will learn how to advocate for policy to make NIMPA and IMEA more transparent, and how to advocate for local leaders to discuss with NIMPA and IMEA how to secure cleaner energy sources in the future-and include residents in that discussion.

Location: Baker Community Center, Collins Auditorium
101 S. 2nd Street
St. Charles, IL 60174
Time: 7:00 p.m.

The Citizens Utility Board is Illinois' leading nonprofit utility watchdog group. For more information, call CUB's Consumer Hotline at 800-669-5556 or visit CUB's award-winning website, www.CitizensUtilityBoard.org.

The Naperville Environment and Sustainability Task Force is a group of Naperville residents working together for clean energy in Naperville. It is a recognized task force of the city of Naperville.

Prairie Rivers Network is the Illinois affiliate of the National Wildlife Federation.

This press release was produced by the City of Batavia. The views expressed here are the author’s own.