Illinois Moves Up to #2 in the Nation for Electrical Grid Modernization
January 25 2016 - 1:54PM
Business Wire
ComEd Smart Grid project helps position
Illinois for improved ranking in Grid Modernization Index
In 2015 ComEd achieved record reliability for a third year in a
row, much of it due to smart grid work begun in 2012. This
modernization work, along with ComEd’s focus on customer
engagement, helped position Illinois as the second in nation in the
2015 Grid Modernization Index (GMI).
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.
“Our smart grid work has helped to deliver the best three years
on record of power reliability for our customers,” said Anne
Pramaggiore, ComEd president and chief executive officer. “From
reliability to customer options to job creation and growing
businesses, our smart grid investments are delivering on the
promise of great value for our customers and state.”
While Illinois moved up this year to the number two spot
overall, it ranks as number one in the State Support category,
which analyzes, evaluates and rates states’ policies to advance and
encourage grid modernization, including incentives, technology
advancement and emission reduction goals. Illinois also holds the
number two spot, second only to California, on the customer
engagement category, which measures topics such as the availability
of dynamic pricing programs, customer outreach and education
efforts and data accessibility.
The smart grid law passed by the Illinois General Assembly in
2011 and 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.
Introduced in 2015, ComEd’s Future Energy Plan is focused on
expanding the benefits of the Smart Grid Law by growing energy
efficiency programs, increasing access to renewable energy sources,
and setting policy to ensure affordability amidst clean energy
innovation. This Future Energy Plan legislation also aims to
continue the state’s economic development via a boost to green
economy. Under the smart grid program more than 4,600 local jobs
have been created and the Future Energy Plan is on track to
continue that trend by creating hundreds of new jobs.
“ComEd’s Future Energy Plan, proposed legislation that will
build upon smart grid foundation to help deliver a cleaner, greener
more affordable energy future for Illinois and our customers while
placing our state on the leading edge of grid modernization,” said
Terence R. Donnelly, ComEd executive vice-president and chief
operating officer.
The entire report is available at
www.gridwise.org.
Commonwealth Edison Company (ComEd) is a unit of Chicago-based
Exelon Corporation (NYSE: EXC), the nation’s leading competitive
energy provider, with approximately 6.6 million customers. ComEd
provides service to approximately 3.8 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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