ComEd customers getting short-term break
Electricity bills for Commonwealth Edison customers will drop 2 percent, or about $1.70 per month, starting in June as a result of a ruling last week by the Illinois Commerce...
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With no Downstate power plant deal, Tenaska heads home
Tenaska Inc., the Nebraska-based company that has tried for four years to persuade the Illinois General Assembly to pass legislation that would pave the way for a power plant to...
Money meant for wind, solar power loses steam as customers shift from utility giants
By law, 25 percent of Illinois' electricity must come from wind, solar and other renewable resources by 2025. But as more municipalities elect to buy power from suppliers other than...
Reporter’s notebook: ComEd bills to be set according to formula
Commonwealth Edison Co. will receive faster and more frequent returns on the investments it makes in the electricity grid under a new formula that will be used to determine electricity...
ICC rejects Ameren’s smart grid plan
The Illinois Commerce Commission Tuesday rejected a plan by Downstate utility Ameren Illinois to deploy smart grid technology in its service territory. Commissioners said the plan lacked the details required...
ICC unanimously OKs new way to set electric rates
The Illinois Commerce Commission unanimously approved on Tuesday a formula that will determine electricity rates for Commonwealth Edison customers going forward. The landmark decision changes the way such rates are...
Ameren loses bid to switch to smart grid
The Illinois Commerce Commission failed to approve a plan by Downstate utility Ameren Illinois to deploy smart grid technology in its service territory. Commissioners said the plan lacked the details...
Gasification plants in Illinois dead or on life support
A few short months ago, the future looked bright for three coal plant developers with the idea that they would create a new market for the state's abundant, but dirty,...
‘Clean’ coal plant on hold over low natural gas prices
The developers of a plant that planned to transform coal into synthetic natural gas in Washington County for use in home heating say the project is dead for now.Power Holdings...
NRC taps Japan envoy to head local office
The Midwest office of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission welcomed a new administrator Monday responsible for regulating 16 commercial nuclear plants in seven states, including Illinois.Charles Casto, who has been with...