St. Rep. Tom Demmer of Dixon is asking people who’d be affected by the Byron nuclear power plant closing to go online to SaveByron.com.
Exelon Generation says it will close the Byron plant near Rockford and the Dresden plant near Morris next fall. The company says Illinois energy policy and low electricity prices make them unprofitable. The company hinted that if policy changes, it may keep the plants open. But it also said the LaSalle nuclear power station is vulnerable.
Demmer spoke through the Illinois House Republicans press office.