Illinois is Recognized as One of the Top States in the Nation for Electrical Grid Modernization
November 22 2017 - 11:25AM
Business Wire
ComEd Smart Grid project helps position
Illinois in top five states in all judging categories
For the last five years, work to modernize ComEd’s energy grid
has contributed to record reliability for its customers. This work,
in addition to the passage of the Future Energy Jobs Act (FEJA) and
participation in the Illinois Commerce Commission’s (ICC) NextGrid
initiative, helped position Illinois as second in nation in the
2016 Grid Modernization Index (GMI), available at
www.gridwise.org.
The report, produced by the GridWise® Alliance and the Smart
Grid Policy Center, evaluates and ranks states based on their
progress in modernizing their electric systems with smart grid
technologies. The GMI applies a clearly defined set of criteria to
evaluate the progress of state grid modernization efforts in three
key areas: policy, customer engagement and grid operations.
This is the third year in a row that Illinois is recognized as a
top state in grid modernization. Illinois and California were the
only states to appear in the top 5 states in each criteria
category.
“Our smart grid work has helped to deliver the best four years
on record of power reliability and service to our customers,” said
Anne Pramaggiore, ComEd president and chief executive officer. “We
are building off the foundation of this work to help move Illinois
to a clean energy future and provide greater access to renewables,
energy efficiency and valuable job training within our
communities.”
The smart grid law passed by the Illinois General Assembly in
2011 opened the doors for ComEd to modernize its 100-year old
system and provide customers with improved reliability, more
programs and options to manage electricity usage, while also
enhancing economic development in Illinois and building smart
infrastructure for the future.
Illinois also was noted for its NextGrid initiative, a statewide
program, created by the ICC, to study how Illinois can enhance
energy delivery and power the technology and innovation revolution
to promote greater economic growth and quality of life for all
Illinoisans. ComEd is participating in NextGrid, along with
stakeholders and experts in technology, energy, business and
government— as well as consumer advocates.
In 2016, the Illinois General Assembly passed FEJA, which pivots
Illinois to the new clean energy economy, saving and creating
thousands of clean jobs and providing job training for the future
workforce, while also creating significant consumer and
environmental benefits. This comprehensive, bipartisan legislation
jumpstarts renewables in Illinois, setting the stage to grow enough
solar and wind energy to power one million homes. It also nearly
doubles energy efficiency programs, creating more than $4 billion
in consumer savings and reducing the CO2 equivalent to removing 18
million cars from the road. Further, FEJA contains significant
programs for low-income communities and extends ComEd’s customer
assistance programs through 2021.
“ComEd is pleased to help support and grow Illinois' new energy
economy,” said Pramaggiore. “We look forward to fully implementing
all the pieces of FEJA and helping our customers and state reap all
of its benefits.”
Commonwealth Edison Company (ComEd) is a unit of Chicago-based
Exelon Corporation (NYSE: EXC), the nation’s leading competitive
energy provider, with approximately 10 million customers. ComEd
provides service to approximately four million customers across
northern Illinois, or 70 percent of the state’s population. For
more information visit ComEd.com, and connect with the company on
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