“The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act delivered a much-needed jolt to our economy after the pandemic, but now we are struggling to implement that funding to upgrade our grid due to transformer shortages. Senator Duckworth and I spoke with IMEA/IMUA members this afternoon about how to address this critical shortage, as well as how the federal government can prime Illinois forclean energy projects that benefit our economy, consumers, transit systems, and planet for the long-haul.”