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Articles From Alan Jedlicka

A Final Note from the Outgoing Chair By Alan Jedlicka Energy, Utilities, Telecommunications, and Transportation, June 2025 As my term as Chair of the ISBA’s Energy, Utilities, Telecommunications, and Transportation Council comes to an end, I would like to thank you all for your collaboration, friendship, trust, and encouragement. It has been an honor and a privilege to serve as Chair and to work together on the issues and initiatives that impact our various practice areas and the diverse sectors we represent.
Chair’s Column By Alan Jedlicka Energy, Utilities, Telecommunications, and Transportation, April 2025 A note from the chair. 
Chair’s Column By Alan Jedlicka Energy, Utilities, Telecommunications, and Transportation, November 2024 A note from the chair. 
Hydrogen Tax Credit Encourages Replacement of Fossil Fuels By Alan Jedlicka Environmental and Natural Resources Law, October 2023 The Hydrogen Fuel Replacement Tax Credit Act, P.A. 103-0268, was signed into law on July 25, 2023.
Hydrogen Tax Credit Encourages Replacement of Fossil Fuels By Alan Jedlicka Energy, Utilities, Telecommunications, and Transportation, September 2023 The Hydrogen Fuel Replacement Tax Credit Act, P.A. 103-0268, was signed into law on July 25, 2023.
Landmark Energy Legislation Provides for Illinois’ Transition to 100 Percent Clean Energy By Alan Jedlicka Energy, Utilities, Telecommunications, and Transportation, November 2021 The Climate and Equitable Jobs Act became law on September 15, 2021, setting in motion Illinois’ transition to 100 percent clean energy by 2050. This article introduces key provisions of the measure.
Governor Pritzker Announces Pathway to Clean Energy Economy in Illinois By Alan Jedlicka Energy, Utilities, Telecommunications, and Transportation, September 2020 On August 21, Governor Pritzker announced eight principles that offer a starting point for putting Illinois on a path to 100 percent clean energy by 2050.
Treasury Department, IRS Extend Safe Harbor for Renewable Energy Projects Impacted by COVID-19 By Alan Jedlicka Energy, Utilities, Telecommunications, and Transportation, September 2020 The Treasury Department and IRS have recognized that COVID-19 is responsible for construction delays and disruptions in global supply chains that may impede renewable energy projects and jeopardize the financing for such projects by threatening the significant tax credits on which those projects may depend or for which they would otherwise qualify.

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