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Illinois Executive Order 2026-01: nuclear notice of inquiry

On 18 February 2026 the governor asked the Power Agency and the Commerce Commission to open a notice of inquiry to developers of new nuclear plants within 60 days. The order gathers information. It does not permit a reactor, and the statutes it mentions were not opened.

Category
Laws, rules and executive directives
Status
In effect
Instrument
executive order · Illinois Executive Order 2026-01 (18 February 2026)
Issued by
Governor of Illinois
Jurisdiction
Illinois
Affects
State programme administration
In effect from
18 Feb 2026 · actual · day
Expiry or completion
None recorded
Operative text
Illinois Executive Order 2026-01 (Official governor page opened 4 October 2026)
Last checked · next review
2026-10-04 · 2027-04-15

Legal and geographic scope

The governor requests that the Illinois Power Agency and the Illinois Commerce Commission, within 60 days and after consulting other agencies as appropriate, issue a notice of inquiry to potential developers of new nuclear generation that would benefit residential ratepayers. The request covers information such as capacity and technology, financing, sites, and timing. The order recites other statutes. Those statutes were not opened.

Not approved or still pending

The 60-day period is not converted to a date. The notice of inquiry, if issued, was not opened. The order's recital that another law lifted a nuclear restriction is not treated as the text of that law; the General Assembly site could not be opened. The order does not permit the Valmeyer proposal or any other plant.

Dated lifecycle

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