Illinois
Governor
J.B. Pritzker (Democrat)
House Party
Democratic Supermajority
Senate Party
Democratic Supermajority
Key Offices & Links
22
40
Midwest
Progress by Policy Area
- Enacted Enacted policies have been passed or established in a state by a governing body via legislation, executive orders, rules, regulations, and/or other program creation, and remain in effect.
- In-progress In progress policies have been established in a state, but final regulations, rules, or plans are pending final approval. This also includes legislation and executive orders that require regulations to be put into effect.
- Partially Enacted Partially enacted policies have been enacted in the state, but are missing one or more policy components. Dashboard policies cannot be considered partially enacted unless policy components are available.
- Not Enacted Not enacted policies have not been passed or established in the state or are no longer in effect.
Greenhouse Gas Emissions Projections in Illinois
Climate Policies in Illinois
| Status | Policy | Policy Area | Policy Category | YR Enacted | |
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| Enacted |
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The statewide energy code for residential construction is 2021 IECC with amendments. Establishing Policies
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Buildings and Efficiency
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Building Codes | 2023 | |
| Enacted |
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The statewide energy code for commercial building construction is 2021 IECC with amendments. Establishing Policies
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Buildings and Efficiency
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Building Codes | 2023 | |
| Enacted |
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The 2023 Illinois Stretch Codes incorporates 2021 IECC with amendments for residential buildings and 2024 IECC for commerical buildings. The 2025 Illinois Stretch Energy Code is currently under development. Establishing Policies
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Buildings and Efficiency
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Building Codes | 2024 | |
| Not Enacted |
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Appliance standards set minimum energy and water conservation requirements for appliances and equipment. |
Buildings and Efficiency
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Building Standards | ||
| Not Enacted |
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Building performance standards establish energy and/or greenhouse gas performance targets for existing buildings in a state. These targets increase in stringency over time, leading to efficiency improvements in buildings to conserve energy and reduce emissions. |
Buildings and Efficiency
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Building Standards | ||
| Not Enacted |
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Clean heat standards establish a performance standard requiring heat providers to deliver a gradually-increasing percentage of low-emission heating services to customers. |
Buildings and Efficiency
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Building Standards | ||
| Enacted |
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Electric utilities are required to achieve cumulative persisting annual savings of 21.5% by 2030 for utilities serving more than 3,000,000 retail customers, and cumulative persisting annual savings of 16% by 2030 for utilities serving between 500,000 and 3,000,000 retail customers. Savings are relative to average consumption over 2014-2016. Gas utilities are required to achieve annual energy savings of 1.5% each year. Establishing Policies
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Buildings and Efficiency
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Building Efficiency | 2021 | |
| Enacted |
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Illinois has enacted commercial PACE-enabling legislation and has active programs. Establishing Policies
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Buildings and Efficiency
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Building Efficiency | 2017 | |
| Partially Enacted |
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The State Policy Opportunity Tracker (SPOT) breaks clean energy policies down into “components”, which are binary questions to evaluate policy quality. Higher quality policies have more of their SPOT components fulfilled. Establishing Policies
Policy Components
3/4
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Buildings and Efficiency
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Building Efficiency | ||
| Not Enacted |
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All-electric buildings policies require new buildings to be constructed with all-electric heating, cooling, and cooking systems to transition away from fossil-fuel use in buildings. |
Buildings and Efficiency
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Building Electrification |