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ComEd and Regional Councils of Government Establish Initiative That Will Improve Coordination; Reliability During Significant Storms
Monday, Apr 23, 2012 - Posted by Advertising Department [The following is a paid advertisement.] ComEd and municipal leaders from across ComEd’s service territory recently announced a new collaboration to coordinate response and improve customer service during significant outage-related events by establishing Joint Operations Centers (JOC) in communities throughout the utility’s service territory. ComEd will set up, with approximately 400 municipal partners, region-specific JOCs in communities affected by service issues – within hours of a significant disruption. Representatives from ComEd and regional municipalities, working based on a pre-established list of public health, life, and safety facilities, will work together 24 hours a day until service is restored. Regular trainings and simulations will ensure that ComEd and its municipal partners have an effective and efficient working relationship. In addition, ComEd has planned several technology improvements to allow for quicker response times and improved customer service:
• A responsive text-messaging system to report outages and receive service updates; and • A revamp of the annual report summaries provided to municipalities. ComEd has entered into this unprecedented initiative to serve our customers better. We are looking forward to working with our municipal partners to reach unrivaled levels of customer service.
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There They Go Again: Nine Times? $12 Billion? Really?
Monday, Apr 23, 2012 - Posted by Advertising Department [The following is a paid advertisement.] Opponents of SB 678 and the Taylorville Energy Center have a math problem. Since Illinois law limits any rate increase associated with the project to 2.015% over 30 years, or about $1.67/month for a “typical residential customer” according to the ICC, their math has to be pretty creative to scare the public. After all, if they were honest and said, “it may cost you less than a ½ gallon of gas per month,” few people would be too concerned. Instead they’ve unleashed their robocall invasion around the state to scare seniors into believing electric bills will go up NINE times, which is only an 898% exaggeration. And because an 898% exaggeration wasn’t enough, last month Exelon paid $40,000 for a bogus study claiming the Taylorville rate impact has spiked. The Truth? While projected natural gas and power price decreases have caused a modest rate impact increase, 40% lower interest rates (which will save the project nearly $900 million over 30 years) have more than offset any increased rate impact. Remember the SJR warning:
So next time the Exelon-funded STOP coalition tries to scare you and your constituents about SB 678 and Tenaska, remember: there they go again.
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