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The Fisk power plant looms over Cermak Road in Pilsen. Plans are being considered for the site's redevelopment.

CTA bus garage could be part of Fisk power plant redevelopment

June 16, 2018 at 4:57 a.m.

A 60-acre site in the Pilsen neighborhood, once reviled for its smoke-belching power plant that contributed to premature deaths and asthma, could be redeveloped into a Chicago Transit Authority bus...

Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner speaks to reporters after signing ethics legislation in his office Jan. 13, 2015. He has not said whom he is considering to appoint as chairman of the Illinois Commerce Commission.

Peoples Gas rate hike decision awaits Rauner appointees

June 16, 2018 at 8:12 p.m.

A decision on whether to hike home heating bills will be delayed until Gov. Bruce Rauner names two new members to the Illinois Commerce Commission, including its chairman. The announcement...

Louis Belden, an 88-year-old Chicagoan, is considering installing a wood pellet burning stove to reduce his natural gas use.

Peoples Gas, North Shore Gas want to increase fees

June 16, 2018 at 5:11 a.m.

Chicagoans can turn down their thermostats to zero, but they still have to pay a fixed charge of $27 a month to Peoples Gas to receive gas service. That fee,...

Exelon's Zion nuclear power plant was closed in 1998. It is in the midst of being dismantled so the land along Lake Michigan can be reused.

Exelon: Company dismantling Zion nuclear plant is running out of money

June 16, 2018 at 5:17 a.m.

The company dismantling the closed Zion nuclear plant on Lake Michigan is running out of money to finish the job, according to the site's owner, Chicago-based Exelon. The project, paid...

Exelon's Byron nuclear plant is among those the company says are struggling financially.

State plan would help nuclear plants by punishing carbon-based providers

June 16, 2018 at 5:56 a.m.

Illinois governmental agencies Wednesday issued a report proposing ways to prop up Exelon's ailing nuclear power plants, citing the economic and environmental impact that closing those plants could have on...

Dan Foley, founder of Chicago-based energy development firm Glidepath, says he's frustrated by the process set by ComEd for companies to apply to use the smart grid test bed.

ComEd’s smart grid test sites spark little interest

May 25, 2019 at 12:52 p.m.

Commonwealth Edison said it was about economic development in 2011 when it sold Illinois lawmakers on its dream to build a futuristic digital electrical grid. The new $2.6 billion grid,...

Exelon's Byron nuclear plant is one of three struggling to compete with wind and solar energy generators. The future of the plant could be decided in 2015.

Recent sparks could power big changes for energy sector in 2015

June 18, 2018 at 2:29 a.m.

The energy landscape in Illinois is set to change in dramatic fashion in 2015. By year-end, the state could see an oil boom downstate, nuclear plants on the chopping block...

A Santa Claus doll stands adjacent to displays of LED and incandescent holiday lights for sale at Edgebrook Ace Hardware.

What if Clark Griswold had used LED Christmas lights?

June 18, 2018 at 2:57 a.m.

I can't help but wonder if Clark Griswold's Christmas would have been less disastrous to relations with his neighbors, his mother-in-law and his cat if he had decorated with LED...

Regulators: Don’t fall for utility scam

June 18, 2018 at 2:57 a.m.

Scammers have been knocking on doors in the Chicago area pretending to be utility company representatives. Regulators from the Illinois Commerce Commission and Attorney General Lisa Madigan said the scammers...

Walgreens Boots to trade under WBA symbol

June 18, 2018 at 3:00 a.m.

When Walgreen combines with European-based Alliance Boots, it intends to drop its "WAG" ticker symbol for the ticker symbol "WBA." Walgreen said Friday it informed the New York Stock Exchange...

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