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Rendering of Vistra Energy's proposed BESS project for Morro Bay. Image: Vistra Energy.

Early closure for Vistra coal plant prompts fresh call for Illinois solar-storage transition policy

April 8, 2021
US power generation holding company Vistra has renewed its call for legislation designed to assist the transition from coal to renewable energy in the US state of Illinois.
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