The Illinois Commerce Commission approved ComEd’s proposed changes for data centers, but the Illinois Clean Jobs Coalition is urging the state legislature to pass the POWER Act to protect Illinois from data center impacts.
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Regulators Ok ComEd’s plan to increase deposit costs for large-load projects like data centers
The Illinois Commerce Commission has approved a proposal from Commonwealth Edison that allows the electric utility to seek a security deposit from developers of large-load projects to recover costs associated with data centers, while also initiating new proceedings to investigate unaddressed issues and adopt new ratepayer protections.
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Joliet Data Center Project Sparks Debate over Jobs, Environment, and Taxes
The Joliet City Council will vote on the proposed data center campus project, which would consist of 24 buildings on 800 acres of farmland, at 5:30 p.m. Thursday after a marathon public hearing that went past midnight on Monday.
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Community Connections Expo Open to the Public, Job Fair and Community Resources
Joliet Township High School will host a free community-wide event on February 10th, featuring a job fair, workshops, free haircuts, food vendors, and musical entertainment, with free childcare and community service hours for students.
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Regulators strike millions from Ameren, ComEd electric rate hike requests
The Illinois Commerce Commission approved lower than requested rate increases for ComEd and Ameren Illinois after they spent beyond their 2024 budgets, resulting in typical residential customers of ComEd seeing an average increase of $3.10 per month and Ameren’s rates remaining relatively unchanged.
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Raoul Seeks to Reduce Electricity Capacity Prices for ComEd Customers
Attorney General Raoul filed a complaint with FERC to reduce electricity capacity prices for ComEd customers, asking that the PJM Interconnection capacity auction be rerun under revised rules that would be fairer for consumers.
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Traffic Changes Coming to Downtown Chicago Street Streetscape Project
Traffic control and safety measures will change in two stages starting April 14, 2025, for the downtown Chicago Street Streetscape project, closing Clinton Street from Ottawa to Scott Streets for approximately two days and one week, respectively, to allow for water main work and ComEd vault reconstructions.
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Citizens Utility Board Calls for Reduction of ComEd Rate Hike Request
Citizens Utility Board is arguing for a reduction in ComEd’s $678 million rate-hike request, citing hundreds of millions of dollars in excessive spending proposed by the utility.
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ComEd encourages students to apply for college scholarships of up to $10,000 each
ComEd launched its Future of Energy program, which will provide up to $250,000 in scholarships for women and minorities pursuing STEM degrees in college. Today through March 28, 2022, students in Illinois can apply for the scholarship program, which will provide financial assistance awards of up to $10,000 and a chance to intern with ComEd.
