ComEd Proposes Expansion of Initiatives to Help Low-Income Customers, Public Facilities and Businesses Save Energy and Money
ComEd has submitted a $1.7 billion energy efficiency plan to the Illinois Commerce Commission for 2022-2025, aiming to enhance energy-saving programs for customers. The plan supports income-eligible customers, allocating over $113 million yearly to these initiatives, exceeding state requirements. It also focuses on electrification strategies with $10 million annually dedicated to income-eligible electrification measures. Since 2008, ComEd’s programs have reportedly saved customers over $6 billion on energy bills.
- Proposed $1.7 billion investment in energy efficiency programs for 2022-2025.
- Allocates over $113 million annually for income-eligible programs, exceeding state mandate.
- Targets $10 million yearly for income-eligible electrification measures.
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Four-year plan invests approximately
“ComEd fully supports the clean energy law’s focus on further expanding our work to help low-income customers save energy and lower their bills,” said
ComEd’s 2022-2025 energy efficiency plan is designed to help customers save energy and money, with a particular focus on programs and savings for customers and communities in need. Specifically, ComEd’s plan:
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Dedicates more than
per year to income-eligible programs – nearly three times the required$113 million per year.$40 million - This funding will be spent on single-family and multifamily upgrades and affordable housing new construction, in addition to other programs for income-eligible customers.
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Targets
per year to support income-eligible electrification measures – for example, heating and cooling, water heating and appliances – that will save customers money and improve their quality of life.$10 million - Expands business and public sector programs to accommodate large public customers and private customers that do not opt out.
“Our goal is to see continual growth in energy efficiency investments, as these investments save individual customers energy and money but also provide important societal, environmental and health benefits to entire communities,” said
The ComEd Energy Efficiency Program is one of the largest programs in the nation, offering residents, businesses and public sector customers a variety of options that help them cut back on their energy use, which reduces energy bills and helps the environment. Since ComEd introduced its energy efficiency programs in 2008, customers have saved more than
For more information on the ComEd Energy Efficiency Program and to enroll, visit ComEd.com/HomeSavings for residential customers and ComEd.com/BizSavings for business customers.
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