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SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The United States Department of Energy has 
3announced its intentions to issue a Funding Opportunity 
4Announcement for the management and operation of an Energy 
5Storage Hub, estimated to be funded at $20 million per year for 
65 years; Congress has appropriated $20 million in FY 2012 to 
7initially fund the Hub; and
  
 
8    WHEREAS, The Energy Storage Hub will bring together 
9world-class research talent to focus on the grand challenges of 
10energy storage, finding new green, cost-effective ways to store 
11energy from renewable resources, and leverage smart grid 
12investments; and
  
 
13    WHEREAS, The educational benefit for the faculty and 
14students of Illinois universities and staff from Illinois 
15companies will gain much from the proximity of the Hub in 
16Illinois in developing collaborations for research in chemical 
17technologies and materials science; and
  
 
18    WHEREAS, The siting of the Energy Storage Hub in Illinois 
19will help speed the pace of innovation in this critical new 
20industry and will position Illinois as a national leader in 
21green energy technologies and job creation; and
  
 
 
 
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1    WHEREAS, Scientists and engineers at Argonne National 
2Laboratory, Northwestern University, the University of 
3Chicago, and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 
4along with their partners, have already laid the conceptual 
5groundwork for the operation for the Energy Storage Hub; and
  
 
6    WHEREAS, The State of Illinois has a proven record of 
7support for Argonne and Illinois universities for projects such 
8as the Energy Storage Hub; therefore, be it
  
 
9    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL 
10ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
11CONCURRING HEREIN, that we pledge our support for Argonne 
12National Laboratory and its bid to be the home of the Energy 
13Storage Hub, and state our intention to provide support as 
14necessary in order for the Hub to be located at Argonne; and be 
15it further
  
 
16    RESOLVED, That we strongly encourage the United States 
17Department of Energy to consider Argonne and the Illinois 
18university in light of their expertise and experience with the 
19concepts and operation of the Energy Storage Hub, which make 
20the State of Illinois a natural fit for the location of these 
21exciting new technologies with the potential to improve quality 
22of life and create new jobs; and be it further
 
 
 
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1    RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be 
2delivered to President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe 
3Biden, Secretary Steven Chu of the U.S. Department of Energy, 
4the members of the Illinois congressional delegation, and 
5Governor Pat Quinn.