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Keep Electric Infrastructure Improvements On Track – Vote YES on SB 9 / HB 2529
Tuesday, Mar 12, 2013 - Posted by Advertising Department [The following is a paid advertisement.] ComEd continues to make significant infrastructure improvements as a result of the Energy Infrastructure Modernization Act of 2011, also known as the Smart Grid law. In 2012 alone, the utility:
• Replaced or refurbished 450 miles of underground residential cable—more than double the pace of any previous year; • Replaced approximately 46 miles of mainline cable—four times the annual average; • Assessed 8,000 manholes and refurbished 4,400 manholes; • Repaired or replaced 2,700 utility poles, doubling previous years; and, • Completed 500 storm hardening projects, including moving equipment underground and installing tree-resistant cable. These efforts are aimed at reducing and shortening power outages and creating a modern, reliable electric grid, which is critical for attracting new businesses and keeping Illinois competitive. These projects created 700 jobs in 2012 alone. However, to keep the reliability improvements and job creation moving forward, ComEd needs to restore funding to the grid modernization program. Senate Bill 9 / House Bill 2529 will address this issue and get grid modernization back on track. Members of the General Assembly – vote yes on SB 9 / HB 2529.
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Retroactive Rate Hikes plus Interest!?!
Tuesday, Mar 12, 2013 - Posted by Advertising Department [The following is a paid advertisement.] ComEd and Ameren are at it again – this time trying to pit the General Assembly against the Commerce Commission with Illinois consumers caught in the middle. House Bill 2529 is not about improving infrastructure, or ending ComEd’s smart meter delay. It’s about money — your money! ComEd and Ameren want to get more of you money through higher rates. And they will even charge you interest! ComEd and Ameren are failing to meet the very metrics they wrote in PA97-0616. But instead of being accountable to ratepayers and legislators, HB2529 would make it look that they are in compliance with the law and grant them retroactive rate hikes plus interest. “…ComEd will be allowed to charge ratepayers interest on its unreimbursed pension contributions with no regulatory review.” We urge the General Assembly to hold ComEd and Ameren accountable and Vote NO! on HB2529
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Vote YES on the Natural Gas Modernization, Public Safety and Jobs Bill (SB 1665/HB 2414)
Tuesday, Mar 12, 2013 - Posted by Advertising Department [The following is a paid advertisement.] As America looks to its energy future, natural gas holds more promise than ever. Abundant, clean, and domestically supplied, natural gas offers a roadmap to where the U.S. energy industry must travel. Gas remains the primary source of heat, hot water and cooking for U.S. homes and businesses. And in the years to come, we’re going to rely on natural gas more and more. With the price at historic lows, the laws of economics will insist on it. We need to prepare by creating a natural gas industry that is ready for the future. That means investing in our pipeline systems. Such an infrastructure investment will make delivery safer and more reliable. It will be better for the environment, and it will create jobs. But Illinois’ current regulatory environment is unpredictable, outdated and inefficient, inhibiting investment. Illinois natural gas utilities need a legislative solution to have the continued confidence to invest in system upgrades. Businesses and labor organizations from across the state support legislation that will enable utilities to continue modernizing the state’s natural gas systems. Members of the Illinois legislature: Vote YES on the Natural Gas Modernization, Public Safety and Jobs Bill, SB 1665/HB 2414. Click here to learn more: www.peoplesgasdelivery.com/legislation.
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