By Cole Lauterbach, includes “… This comes after a series of Legislature-based changes that cleared the way for higher rates on consumers while Exelon updated its facilities with the help of emissions credits for classifying nuclear energy as a zero-carbon energy source. ‘Their success or failure depends on the government,’ said Josiah Neeley, a senior fellow at the nonprofit R-Street Institute. ‘Over time, a very cozy relationship developed between the two sides and that has continued today in places like Illinois.’ …”