Senator Neil Anderson Criticizes Energy Omnibus Bill for Ignoring Downstate Families and Raising Costs

Springfield’s energy debate has heated up as State Senator Neil Anderson from Andalusia voiced sharp concerns after the passage of the so-called “Energy Omnibus Bill.” Anderson argues the new legislation grants excessive power to unelected regulators, removes protections that cap energy costs, and pushes taxpayer-funded experimental battery projects into local communities. While acknowledging that lifting the ban on nuclear reactor construction is a positive change, he warns it’s not enough to offset what he sees as a shift toward expensive and unreliable green policies. Anderson insists affordable, reliable energy requires fewer subsidies for wind and solar and a return to coal, natural gas, and increased nuclear development.