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Illinois

No 2026 session
Next regular session convenes January 13, 2027
How the Illinois legislature works
Democratic trifecta

Convenes every year; two-year legislative session with bills carrying over.

Senate · 59 seatsDemocratic
House · 118 seatsDemocratic
GovernorDemocratic
State legislator voting records →Illinois General Assembly ↗
2026 session
0
Bills & resolutions
0
Active
0
Signed / enacted
All time
124
Tracked total
23
Became law
6
Operating plants

Energy profile (2025)

Energy mix
195,197GWh generated in state
Energy storage
Battery 7 GWh
Discharged to the grid.
Consumes ~142,938 GWh · net exporter — 23% of generation is sent out of state. Chart shows in-state generation, not the consumption mix.
Market structure
Restructured / deregulated
PJM/MISO
11,592 MW nuclear capacity
17.69¢
Residential/kWh
▲ 2%
13.07¢
Commercial/kWh
▼ 3%
10.14¢
Industrial/kWh
▲ 18%
▲/▼ vs US average (2025)

Operating reactors

Byron Generating Station
Constellation Energy Generation, LLC
2
reactors
2,450
MW
PWR · online 1985
Braidwood Generation Station
Constellation Energy Generation, LLC
2
reactors
2,450
MW
PWR · online 1988
LaSalle Generating Station
Constellation Energy Generation, LLC
2
reactors
2,340
MW
BWR · online 1984
Dresden Generating Station
Constellation Energy Generation, LLC
2
reactors
2,019
MW
BWR · online 1970
Quad Cities Generating Station
Constellation Energy Generation, LLC
2
reactors
2,019
MW
BWR · online 1972
Clinton Power Station
Constellation Energy Generation, LLC
1
reactor
1,138
MW
BWR · online 1987

Illinois legislation

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Regulatory & executive actions

Executive Order 2026-01 · JB Pritzker · Feb 18, 2026