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SPRINGFIELD — A group of 45 mostly Democratic lawmakers is sponsoring legislation to move Illinois to 100 percent renewable energy by 2050, and make the state’s power sector carbon-free by 2030.

These are only some of the objectives in an almost 400-page amendment added Thursday morning to the Senate version of the Clean Energy Jobs Act, filed by Elgin Democrat Cristina Castro. The House version of the bill, HB 3624, was filed by Democrat Ann Williams of Chicago.

Other goals include replacing the equivalent of 1 million gas- and diesel-powered vehicles with electric vehicles and mass transit; building more than 40 million solar panels and 2,500 wind turbines by 2030; starting training programs for workers in the clean energy field; and helping those in Illinois’ coal industry weather the transition to more environmentally-friendly energy sources.

Although the bills have many sponsors and much support across the state, Castro addressed the concerns with how ambitious they appear.

“This legislation outlines our goals, these are not set deadlines,” Castro said. “We want to strive to meet these goals, but most importantly we want to see progress in our state by using more renewable energy, even if it may take a little longer than expected.”