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ComEd’s Smart Grid Program Created Nearly 2,700 Jobs in First Quarter 2013

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Work related to ComEd’s Smart Grid program created nearly 2,700 full-time equivalent jobs in the first quarter of 2013. These include nearly 900 direct full-time equivalent jobs at the utility and its contractors as submitted in a report to the Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC), plus nearly 1,800 indirect full-time equivalent positions.

ComEd’s grid modernization program produced 896 full-time equivalent positions, including 313 at the utility and 583 at its contractors. In addition, based on the proportion of direct to indirect jobs created by the program in 2012, ComEd estimates that 1,792 indirect jobs were generated in the first quarter among a variety of businesses that benefit from the ripple effect of capital spending. Throughout 2012, the Smart Grid program created 785 full- time equivalent jobs at the utility and its contractors along with an estimated 1,700 indirect jobs.

This important work is strengthening the state’s electric delivery system, improving reliability and helping keep Illinois competitive in a digital economy that requires high quality electric service.

Smart Grid job creation will continue to grow with the enactment of Senate Bill 9, which will put the program back on track by clarifying language in the original law. Members of the General Assembly should approve SB 9.

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Wednesday, May 22, 13 @ 8:53 am

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