Abe Scarr
State Director, Illinois Pirg; Energy And Utilities Program Director, Pirg at pirg.org
Abe Scarr is the director of Illinois PIRG and is the PIRG Energy and Utilities Program Director. He is a lead advocate in the Illinois Capitol and in the media for stronger consumer protections, utility accountability, and good government. In 2017, Abe led a coalition to pass legislation to implement automatic voter registration in Illinois, winning unanimous support in the Illinois General Assembly for the bill. He has co-authored multiple in-depth reports on Illinois utility policy and leads coalition campaigns to reform the Peoples Gas pipe replacement program. As PIRG’s Energy and Utilities Program Director, Abe supports PIRG energy and utility campaigns across the country and leads the national Gas Stoves coalition. Source
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Dec 6, 2024 |
environmentamerica.org | Theo Rosen |Abe Scarr
Gas plant unreliability, poor interconnection planning, and an auction designed to favor fossil fuels caused the price for ensuring reliability to spike in the PJM region.
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Jun 29, 2024 |
environmentamerica.org | Johanna Neumann |Abe Scarr
Seven tips for staying comfortable and keeping energy bills in check on hot summer days
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