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HOUSE RESOLUTION


 
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    WHEREAS, Wind energy provides an emission-free energy 
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alternative and uses natural resources to generate electricity 
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and offset energy costs; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Illinois is ranked 16th among states for wind 
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energy potential and has the 7th highest amount of installed 
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wind energy capacity in the nation; and

 
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    WHEREAS, In Fiscal Year 2006, the Illinois Department of 
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Corrections was the second-highest ranking agency in terms of 
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energy building costs, spending more than $37 million; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Due to budget constraints, Illinois prisons are 
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understaffed and older prisons face threats of closure in order 
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to reign in spending; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Wind energy projects at prisons have shown 
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potential in other states; in Indiana, the Department of 
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Corrections installed a wind turbine at one prison that 
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generates 10 kilowatts an hour and saves about $2,280 a year; 
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therefore, be it


 
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    RESOLVED, BY THE  HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
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NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we 
 


 






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urge the Illinois Department of Corrections to pursue a wind 
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generation pilot project at one of its correctional facilities 
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to offset energy costs; and be it further

 
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    RESOLVED, That a copy of this resolution be presented to 
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Director of Corrections Roger E. Walker, Jr.