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In 2015, Exelon threatened to shut down up to six of its nuclear power plants in Illinois due to the plants’ unprofitability and the reduced price of coal and natural gas energy sources — unless Exelon received a government bailout from the state. The company claimed it needed direct taxpayer subsidies to keep three unprofitable nuclear power plants open.
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It’s up to the state legislature to end the stalemate by passing a spending plan that offers real reform and starts to lighten the load on the state’s taxpayers.
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