I seem to be on a ‘renewables suck so bad they blow’ kick here all of a sudden.
But holy smokes – it’s as if the floodgates have opened and commonsense, coupled with a cold firehose dose of reality checks, is beginning to wash through state houses and parliaments all over the world.
And hallelujah.
This just caught my eye because it only broke this afternoon. What a sea change that it’s even being discussed in deep blue, J.B. Pritzker-dominated Illinois.
The Land of Lincoln is rethinkin’…nuclear power plants.
Illinois lawmakers are considering a repeal of our ban on Large Modular Reactors in an energy omnibus
This is smart, because those are the only kinds of reactors that are both licensed by the NRC and have existing supply chains.
Clinton already has an early permit for up to two… pic.twitter.com/S9cgYcPHgj
— Michael McLean (@cornoisseur) May 23, 2025
SAY,…