Saturday, February 16, 2013
The utility wants lawmakers to amend a 2011 rate-hike law to allow the utility to retroactively collect money for electricity already used.
The Illinois Senate Executive Committee unanimously approved a request by ComEd and Ameren to "clarify" a 2011 law that allowed the utilities to raise electricity rates, Illinois Public Radio reports. The clarification would allow the power companies to retroactively charge higher rates for the electricity you've already used, potentially raising up to $70 million for ComEd, according to Sun-Times Media. The 2011 law changed the formula used to determine charges. But the utilities say it didn't work as intended. They say regulators aren't letting them charge what they need. Now the companies are back, asking the legislature to pass another law, clarifying the old one. (Says) ComEd CEO Anne Pramaggiore: "Without it we are stalled in these…
Monday, November 12, 2012
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Monday, November 12, 2012
Editor's note: The following is a press release issued by ComEd. Veterans Day is on Nov. 12, and with only a couple months remaining in 2012, ComEd is urging its customers, including disabled veterans and deployed active military personnel, to apply for $4 million in assistance funds still available. The money is part of a five-year, $50 million commitment to help ComEd customers struggling to pay their monthly electric bills, and it is a direct result of the Energy Infrastructure Modernization Act enacted last fall by Illinois lawmakers. ComEd dedicated $10 million in financial assistance for 2012, and nearly half remains available. To raise customers’ awareness of the assistance funds, ComEd launched an advertising campaign encouraging …
Sunday, September 30, 2012
Village officials hosted a town hall meeting Thursday to discuss steps ComEd has taken to improve the reliability of electrical service in Downers Grove.
Monday, September 24, 2012
Village officials hosted a town hall meeting Thursday to discuss steps ComEd has taken to improve the reliability of electrical service in Downers Grove.
Downers Grove officials say it's too early to determine whether the progress ComEd made on equipment upgrades this year will have any measurable impact on electrical reliability across the village. Outages, however, are down considerably since 2011. A town hall meeting was held Thursday at the Downers Grove Park District Recreation Center, 4500 Belmont Road, to update residents on ComEd's response the village's 2011 ComEd reliability report, which outlines specific problem areas in the community's electrical service. The meeting—held as a follow-up to a similar forum in September 2011—was attended by around two dozen residents, as well as several village officials and ComEd representatives. Although the 2011 study was initially prompted by…
Wednesday, September 19, 2012
The meeting will be held at 7 p.m. at the Downers Grove Park District Recreation Center, 4500 Belmont Road, to discuss the need for improvements to the reliability of electricity service within the village.
Downers Grove will host a ComEd Town Hall meeting Thursday night to discuss ongoing issues with the reliability of electricity service within the village. The meeting will be held at 7 p.m. at the Downers Grove Park District Recreation Center, 4500 Belmont Road. The meeting is open to all Downers Grove residents, and will be facilitated by village officials and representatives from ComEd. The town hall is a follow-up to a meeting held Sept. 15, 2011, in which the village presented its ComEd reliability report. The study—prompted by a series of “unprecedented storms” that swept through the village last year—outlines specific problem areas in ComEd's service. READ: ComEd Acknowledges Service, Communication Problems According to the report, …
Thursday, September 6, 2012
The meeting will be held at 7 p.m. at the Downers Grove Park District Recreation Center, 4500 Belmont Road, to discuss the need for improvements to the reliability of electricity service within the village.
Downers Grove will host a ComEd Town Hall meeting on Thursday, Sept. 20, to discuss ongoing issues with the reliability of electricity service within the village. The meeting will be held at 7 p.m. at the Downers Grove Park District Recreation Center, 4500 Belmont Road. The meeting is open to all Downers Grove residents, and will be facilitated by village officials and representatives from ComEd. The town hall is a follow-up to a meeting held Sept. 15, 2011, in which the village presented its ComEd reliability report. The study—prompted by a series of “unprecedented storms” that swept through the village last year—outlines specific problem areas in ComEd's service. READ: ComEd Acknowledges Service, Communication Problems According to the …
Monday, July 23, 2012
Jim Stavropoulos said he plans to open a new restaurant in Schaumburg, sue village of Downers Grove.
It looks like Omega won't re-open after all—in Downers Grove, anyway. Owner Jim Stavropoulos said he plans to move his business to Schaumburg—and sue the village of Downers Grove— after the village shut off Omega Restaurant’s water last week. The village turned off Omega's water on July 17 after it failed to pay its water bill, which forced the restaurant to close. A shutoff occurs after a business misses several payment deadlines, Village Communication Director Doug Kozlowski said last week. Stavropoulos said he was notified about an outstanding $8,500 water bill on May 11 that was the responsibility of a previous corporation and not his JJS Restaurant, Inc. He said he ultimately paid the bill only to be told on July 17 he had to pay …
Wednesday, July 18, 2012
Notice on door marks restaurant "unfit for human occupancy."
Omega restaurant is closed today due to a water shut off for non-payment, according to village officials. An orange notice on the front door of the restaurant from the Village of Downers Grove Community Development Department indicates the restaurant is closed for not having water. The notice was dated July 17. A second sign on the door, presumably from restaurant management, reads "We apologize for the inconvenience, but our kitchen is temporarily closed." As of 1:10 p.m. Wednesday, the interior was empty and the lights were off. Calls placed to Omega have yet to be returned. According to village communication director Doug Kozlowski, a shut off occurs after numerous failed payment deadlines. For example, water bills go out on the first …
Wednesday, July 11, 2012
If you have other arrangements or want to remain with ComEd, return the postcard included.
In compliance with State Law, the Village of Downers Grove and its recently chosen electricity supplier, FirstEnergy Solutions, have mailed "opt-out" letters to all residents and businesses that are automatically enrolled in the new supply rate as part of the village's Electrical Aggregation program. According to the village's website, no action needs to be taken to receive the two-year fixed rate of 4.75 cents per kilowatt hour, which represents a saving of 42 percent when compared to ComEd's non-summer rate. However, if you do want to opt out and not participate, return the postcard that will be mailed to you and you will continue to have your electricity supplied by ComEd at your current price. If you are currently signed up with …
Tuesday, July 3, 2012
Strong storms that battered the area over the weekend left Downers Grove in relatively fine shape.
While neighboring communities were hit hard by storms over the weekend, Downers Grove escaped relatively unscathed. It was a different story a year ago when Downers Grove was hit hard by a tornado in June—yes, a tornado—and storms in July, causing massive power outages across the village. In the wake of the storms, the village took a more proactive approach to their relationship with ComEd, resulting in tree trimmings, new equipment installations and better avenues of communication between ComEd, the village and its residents. Did those things matter, or did Downers Grove just luck out? According to village communications director Doug Kozlowski, the answer may be somewhere in-between. “I can certainly say if you watched how the storms …
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9:42 pm on Sunday, February 17, 2013
Under the Smart Grid law passed in 2011, ComEd committed to spend $2.6 billion over 10 years to modernize the electric grid in Northern Illinois. The ICC's interpretation of the law reduced funding to complete the modernization program. As a result, ComEd faced a reduction in funding of nearly $100 million per year in 2014 and beyond. Without the additional funding, ComEd stated it could not … more ›