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With ComEd’s Future Energy Plan, Every Day Is Earth Day

ComEd’s Future Energy Plan (HB 3328/SB 1879) will build on the foundation of the Illinois smart grid, boosting energy efficiency in a fair, affordable way for customers while paving the way for a cleaner energy future for Illinois.

ComEd energy efficiency programs already have saved customers more than $1 billion on their electric bills since 2008, reducing their energy usage by more than 10.9 million megawatt-hours – enough to power more than one million homes for a year.

HB 3328/SB 1879 will build on these successes in the following ways:

• Reducing energy use: The proposal introduces voltage optimization, a smart grid-enabled technology that will reduce energy usage for some customers and energy loss for all customers.

• Investing in efficiency: Energy efficiency spending and associated energy savings will increase, while producing zero net cost to residential customers over the next 10 years.

• Empowering customers: By shifting the way rates are calculated to a demand-based system, customers will be empowered to achieve energy and cost savings and capitalize on the true power of the smart grid.