How Pay-to-Play Politics and an Uneasy Coalition of Nuclear and Renewable Energy

Solar and wind energy have grown in Illinois, but renewable sources are only about 7.5 percent of the state''s electricity consumption, which is far short of the pace needed to reach the target

Chicago commits to 100% renewable energy at city facilities by

The city of Chicago on Aug. 8 announced a five-year agreement with Constellation Energy to purchase 100% renewable energy for all city-owned facilities and operations by 2025. In 2025, Chicago

ComEd Customers Save $4 Billion Thanks to Energy Efficiency Offerings

As a result of the Future Energy Jobs Act, ComEd now also provides industry-leading, energy-saving offerings to income-eligible and public-sector customers. In 2018, more than 44,400 income-eligible customers participated in offerings, which included retrofitting more than 1,900 homes and more than 5,100 multifamily tenant units with

Constellation, ComEd in landmark energy-matching deal

15 September 2023. The hourly carbon-free energy matching agreement will see ComEd power all its offices and metered facilities with locally produced nuclear energy, in a ''first'' for an investor-owned US utility. Constellation earlier this year signed a similar hourly energy matching agreement to power a Microsoft data centre.

Powering Chicago, IBEW and ComEd Partner to Train Next Generation of Energy

According to Joe Kilcoyne of IBEW Local 134''s Renewable Energy team, the last day of the training culminated with the students working to put together a solar energy system. The students participated in an installation exercise in which they worked as a team to learn how to safely put together and test a system.

Renewable Energy | Department of Energy

Renewable energy comes from unlimited, naturally replenished resources, such as the sun, tides, and wind. Renewable energy can be used for electricity generation, space and water heating and cooling, and transportation. Non-renewable energy, in contrast, comes from finite sources, such as coal, natural gas, and oil.

ComEd Awarded for Two Programs That Make Energy

To date, participating businesses have submitted more than 140 energy efficiency projects to ComEd. Many of those projects are located in under-resourced communities, which supports ComEd''s vision

ComEd carbon credit to lower bills by $20 per month in June, a dividend from bailout of three struggling Illinois nuclear plants

ComEd customers will begin receiving a credit for about $20 per month in June, an unexpected dividend from the state''s bailout of three struggling nuclear power plants last fall. The carbon mitigation credit, which will show up as a new line item on ComEd bills through May 2023, will save the average customer $237 over a year, the

Price to Compare

Price to Compare (in cents per kWh) Summer (June 1, 2024 - September 30, 2024) 6.9 cents per kWh. These Prices to Compare do not include the Purchased Electricity Adjustment, which is a component of the ComEd Electric Supply Charges. Please see the Section on Electric Supply below for a further description of the

CON EDISON ANNOUNCES AGREEMENT TO SELL RENEWABLE ENERGY

Share this article. NEW YORK, Oct. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Consolidated Edison, Inc. ("Con Edison") (NYSE: ED) today announced that it entered into a purchase and sale agreement pursuant to which

ComEd Expanding High Voltage Substation in Wilton Center

Dec 13, 2023. 172 views. Source: Gulf Oil & Gas. ComEd today announced an expansion of its 765,000-volt (765 kV) Wilton Center substation, a critical infrastructure investment that will enable the largest cluster of utility-scale onshore wind and solar projects interconnected to the Illinois electric grid to date and in the PJM energy market.

ComEd Unveils 2030 Roadmap for Equitable Transition to Cleaner

ComEd 2030 identifies key trends and priorities for how ComEd will meet customers'' quickly changing needs and expectations for the rest of this decade and beyond.

Breaking down the utility charges on your residential bill

The electric supply charge is the price you pay per kilowatt-hour ("kWh") for the electricity you use in your home. The price of electric supply is determined by your choice of supplier, whether it be a Retail Electric Supplier or ComEd. Summer (June 1, 2022 - September 30, 2022) 9.697 cents per kWh. Over the course of a year, your average

National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)

Produced under direction of ComEd by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) under Technical Services Agreement TSA -19-01159 Suggested Citation Bulk, Alex, Greg Shoukas, Omkar Ghatpande, Lauren Klun, and Ramin Faramarzi. 2021. Energy

ComEd Reaches 1 Gigawatt Milestone for Distributed Solar

CHICAGO, June 18, 2024--Solar energy is shining brighter than ever in northern Illinois as ComEd today announced that it has interconnected more than 1 gigawatt of distributed energy

City-ComEd Franchise and Energy & Equity Agreement Summary

a Diverse Clean Energy Workforce of the Future ComEd will seek ICC approval for the construction and operation of a $32.5 million west side Clean Energy Training Hub to prepare, train and re-skill 10,000 residents for careers at ComEd or companies supporting

PROJECT PROFILE: Commonwealth Edison Company (SHINES)

The project will deploy high-power solar PV and a high-power battery energy storage system (BESS) in the Bronzeville Community Microgrid (BCM), which is controlled by a

Exelon, ComEd face Illinois clean energy coalition in 3-bill

ComEd''s Future Energy Plan (HB 3328) reestablishes the Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS) as a viable solution, Elsberg explained on behalf of the Exelon subsidiary in consultation with ComEd

ComEd Customers Benefit from Nation-Leading Reliability, Clean Energy

ComEd today announced that, in 2023, the company delivered a variety of exceptional benefits to the 9 million people it serves, including enhanced reliability, expanded access to clean energy

ComEd Customers Benefit from Improved Reliability in the First

ComEd is a unit of Chicago-based Exelon Corporation (NASDAQ: EXC), a Fortune 250 energy company with approximately 10 million electricity and natural gas customers in the U.S. ComEd powers the

ComEd Reaches 1 Gigawatt Milestone for Distributed Solar

CHICAGO-- ( BUSINESS WIRE )--Solar energy is shining brighter than ever in northern Illinois as ComEd today announced that it has interconnected more than

ComEd''s Distributed Energy Resource Program

The Illinois Distributed Energy Resource Incentives Program aims to incentivize the deployment of DERs across the state. Administered by ComEd, the program is part of a broader strategy to meet

ComEd expands substation to add 2.45GW of renewables

The expansion will complete in late 2026. Image: US Department of Energy US utility Commonwealth Edison (ComEd) has announced a plan to expand a 765 kV substation to add 2.45GW of renewables in

Climate and Equitable Jobs Act Implementation

Programs and Initiatives. Climate and Equitable Jobs Act Implementation. Public Act 102-0662, which includes the Energy Transition Act and related legislation, was enacted by the General Assembly with an effective date of September 15, 2021. The Act obligates the Commission to take various actions to implement new programs, initiatives and

RWE agrees to acquire Con Edison Clean Energy

As a leading renewable energy player, the company has more than 30 projects in operation in the U.S., with a total installed generation capacity of 4.1 GW in onshore wind, solar and batteries. Prior

Renewable energy

Renewable energy (or green energy) is energy from renewable natural resources that are replenished on a human timescale. The most widely used renewable energy types are solar energy, wind power and hydropower. Bioenergy and geothermal power are also significant in some countries. Some also consider nuclear power a renewable power source

Investigations of ComEd, Exelon lobbying threaten Illinois energy transition

The U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois is reportedly pursuing evidence pertaining to interactions between multiple ComEd and Exelon lobbyists and executives, and a range of

Sustainable Energy

Sustainability. At Exelon, we believe that lower-carbon electricity and fuels, innovative customer programs, and reliable and affordable energy delivery systems are key to a brighter, more sustainable future. Our commitment to sustainability is at the heart of everything we do. Learn more about our practices by reviewing our Sustainability Report.

ComEd Customers Benefit from Improved Reliability in the First

ComEd is continuing to promote programs that expand renewable energy sources, with a significant boom in community solar last year, and with various clean energy incentive programs to make

ComEd substation upgrade to help add 2.45 GW of renewables in

US utility ComEd, a spin-off of US energy company Exelon Corp ( NASDAQ:EXC ), will work on a major substation expansion project to enable the

ComEd Customers Benefit from Nation-Leading Reliability, Clean Energy

ComEd today announced that, in 2023, the company delivered a variety of exceptional benefits to the 9 million people it serves, including en

ComEd expands substation to add 2.45GW of renewables

US utility Commonwealth Edison (ComEd) has announced a plan to expand a 765 kV substation to add 2.45GW of renewables in Illinois. After completion,