Friday, November 9, 2012
Customers are encouraged to apply for $4 million in assistance still available.
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Friday, November 9, 2012
Veterans Day is on Nov. 12, and with only a couple months remaining in 2012, ComEd is urging its customers, including disabled veterans and deployed active military personnel, to apply for $4 million in assistance funds still available. The money is part of a five-year, $50 million commitment to help ComEd customers struggling to pay their monthly electric bills, and it is a direct result of the Energy Infrastructure Modernization Act enacted last fall by Illinois lawmakers. ComEd dedicated $10 million in financial assistance for 2012, and nearly half remains available. To raise customers’ awareness of the assistance funds, ComEd launched an advertising campaign encouraging customers facing financial hardship to apply. The campaign, …
Friday, July 20, 2012
An update from ComEd about the local outages.
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Friday, July 20, 2012
From ComEd - ComEd expects to have all of the remaining less than 100 customers affected from the recent storm restored this evening, much earlier than initially anticipated. The company has already restored more than 99 percent of the approximately 170,000 customers affected by the storms that struck Northern Illinois at Midnight on Wednesday. ComEd attributes the early restoration in part to the benefits of enhanced storm response processes put in place since last summer. The enhancements included the deployment of new communications and operations technology, enhanced processes and procedures during a storm, additional field personnel and better customer outreach. For example, with enhanced GPS and mobile dispatch technology, the …
Tuesday, June 26, 2012
Prizes for the 'Coolest Summer Ever' contest include tickets to Chicago sporting events, museums and theaters, unique animal encounters and a $5,000 donation to your favorite charity.
If you've got a knack for trivia, try your hand at Commonwealth Edison's (ComEd) 'Coolest Summer Ever' sweepstakes and enter to win a number of prizes to make your summer a little more interesting. During the 10-week contest that began Monday, participants can visit ComEd on Facebook and answer questions about Chicago and suburban destinations, energy conservation tips and other assorted trivia, according to a ComEd press release. A different prize will be awarded each of the ten weeks. They include a five-show theater package, White Sox scout seats and a chance to throw out the first pitch at a Cub's game. A private tour of the Adler Planetarium's Doane Observatory and a limo ride to Rockford to see the symphony are among the …
Monday, April 30, 2012
Since talks broke down with the Union Pacific Railroad, Northbrook may work with ComEd to secure land acquisition rights for a trail that would fill a 7-mile gap in a trail between Wisconsin and Chicago.
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Monday, April 30, 2012
After six years of little forward progress, plans for a bike path that would fill a gap in trails between Wisconsin and Chicago may finally move ahead if Northbrook remaps the local segment of the route and pursues right-of-way from ComEd — a significantly less expensive option than what it has been considered in the past. At a board meeting Tuesday, village trustees said they will consider giving the go-ahead to planners, who would like to secure land rights from ComEd rather than the Union Pacific Railroad, as originally desired. For the past several years, committee members from Northbrook, Glenview, Northfield and Wilmette have pursued a trail that would connect the local communities to a pre-existing path that begins at Lake Cook …
Wednesday, April 18, 2012
The North Shore Electricity Aggregation Consortium announced Tuesday that customers will be charged 4.83 cents per kilowatt-hour.
The North Shore Electricity Aggregation Consortium announced in Skokie Tuesday afternoon that area residents will save around 41 percent on their bills. Skokie, along with the seven other communities involved in the consortium, will receive "one of the largest aggregation groups under a single form agreement in Illinois," according to a press statement released Tuesday. Related: Election Day Primer—Electrical Choice Referendum "I think it's an extremely good rate; I think it's as competitive as anything we've seen," said Max Slankard, Skokie's director of public works. "We're pretty excited for our residents and our small commercial business customers." The entire consortium serves an estimated 60,000 to 70,000 people along the North Shore…
Tuesday, April 17, 2012
The North Shore Electricity Aggregation Consortium will announce the new rate for eight North Shore communities at 2 p.m.
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Tuesday, April 17, 2012
Skokie residents will know their new, lower electricty rate Tuesday afternoon. The North Shore Electricty Aggregation Consortium is hosting a press conference at 2 p.m. at Skokie Village Hall to reveal the figure. MC Squared Energy Services LLC had been selected earlier in April by the Consortium as the new supplier, according to the Skokie Review. As part of the agreement with MC Squared, the Consortium communities will review electricity rates annually within the 36‐month time period to ensure that customers are receiving the best possible rate. On March 20, voters in all eight Consortium municipalities approved a referendum authorizing each municipality to operate an “opt‐out” electricity aggregation program for its residents and small…
Monday, April 16, 2012
Law phases out incandescent bulbs, encourages energy efficient options.
Old-fashioned incandescent light bulbs are on their way to becoming obsolete. The first to go is the 100-watt, which is no longer being produced as of January. The next to go will be the 75-watt bulb in January 2013, followed by 60- and 40-watt bulbs in 2014. The phase-out is a result of the Energy Independence and Security Act (EISA) of 2007, which was intended to make better use of resources and to help the U.S. become energy independent. Part of the law sets energy efficiency standards for lightbulbs. The law requires that by 2020 most light bulbs be 60 to 70 percent more efficient than standard incandescent bulbs, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. ComEd encourages consumers to illuminate their homes with energy-…
Monday, March 19, 2012
Consortium of north suburbs will ask voters whether or not they should seek bids for an alternate electric supplier to ComEd.
Amid a slew of local races and the Republican primary, there’s one issue on the March 20 ballots that could impact every voter’s wallet: electrical aggregation. The municipalities of Northbrook, Deerfield, Glencoe, Highland Park, Lake Bluff, Lake Forest, Park Ridge and Skokie have formed a group called the North Shore Electricity Aggregation Consortium. Voters in each community are being asked if they want the consortium to act on their behalf by bundling electric accounts and seeking bids for electricity on the open market rather than continuing to buy power from Commonwealth Edison. Passed into law in 2009, the option of “electrical aggregation” allows villages to pool residential and small business accounts, combine forces with other…
Wednesday, March 7, 2012
A referendum is on the Spring 2012 ballot that could allow municipalities to opt-out of ComEd.
The Village of Skokie hosted its second and final public hearing on electric aggregation Monday. These informational sessions are required as part of the referendum process, according to the Village. The March meeting, as well as one hosted on Feb. 21, aimed to prepare residents for the upcoming ballot question—"Shall the Village of Skokie have the authority to arrange for the supply of electricity for its residential and small commercial retail customers who have not opted out of such a program?" Earlier: ComEd Can't Pull Plug on Residents' Anger In light of Summer 2011 power outages leaving residents disgruntled, the village is offering voters a chance to decide if Skokie should aggregate its electricity. According to the village, …
Thursday, September 15, 2011
Governor's veto spurs Garrett, May, Nekritz and Biss to pursue tighter screws on ComEd.
When ComEd appeared Monday before the Highland Park City Council for the third time since June 27 to address reliability issues, its advocacy for the smart grid legislation--previously prevalent--was missing. One reason the ComEd’s “smart grid” legislation may not have come up is because Gov. Pat Quinn vetoed the bill, which had an estimated cost to ratepayers of $2.6 billion, hours earlier. Lawmakers could override Quinn's veto when they return in late October. Highland Park officials took up the issue later that day during their council meeting. Mayor Nancy Rotering wrote last month in Patch that the hearing, which featured ComEd executives, would be much anticipated in light of the utility's push for Illinois Senate Bill 1652 and its …
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