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Exelon Corporation (EXC) reports developments across a regulated electric and gas utility portfolio anchored by Atlantic City Electric, BGE, ComEd, Delmarva Power, PECO and Pepco. Recurring company news covers utility earnings drivers, approved distribution and transmission rates, grid investment recovery, dividend declarations and customer-affordability initiatives under The Exelon Promise.
Coverage also reflects ComEd energy efficiency programs in northern Illinois, small-business and low-income customer incentives, Illinois Commerce Commission reconciliation filings, and federal policy matters involving FERC and the PJM regional electric grid. These updates connect Exelon's transmission and distribution operations with customer costs, reliability planning and regulated rate mechanisms.
ComEd, a unit of Exelon (NASDAQ: EXC), reports that it has restored power to approximately 99% of the nearly 410,000 customers affected by the severe Aug. 11–12 storms across northern Illinois. More than 4,500 personnel, including contractors and mutual assistance crews from PECO, PHI and Ameren, supported what the company describes as one of its largest restoration efforts of 2026.
The hardest‑hit areas were communities in ComEd’s south region, where tornadoes and high winds caused extensive transmission and distribution damage, requiring complex repairs. According to ComEd, these storms represent the 20th major weather event impacting its customers in 2026, in a year that has already seen over 52 confirmed tornadoes in its service territory. The company highlights past grid‑modernization and smart‑grid investments as key to limiting outages and improving restoration efficiency, and reiterates safety reminders and multiple channels for customers to report outages and obtain restoration updates.
ComEd, a unit of Exelon (NASDAQ: EXC), reports it has restored power to more than 80 percent of nearly 410,000 customers affected by severe storms across northern Illinois on August 11–12, 2026, returning service to about 328,000 customers as of Thursday morning.
Nearly 4,500 personnel, including mutual-assistance crews from sister utilities, are working from multiple basecamps to complete complex repairs after tornadoes and winds near 100 mph caused extensive damage. The August 9–12 storms represent the 20th major weather event affecting ComEd customers in 2026, with at least 52 tornadoes confirmed in its service territory year-to-date.
ComEd (NASDAQ: EXC) reports round-the-clock power restoration across northern Illinois after two severe storm systems caused nearly 410,000 customer outages, with over 275,000 customers already restored. A new storm on Wednesday added more than 35,000 outages but has not changed current restoration targets.
According to ComEd, more than 4,000 personnel, including over 150 mutual-assistance workers from East Coast sister utilities, are deployed. The company currently expects to restore about 80% of outages by noon Aug. 13 and approximately 99% by 11 p.m. Aug. 15, barring additional severe weather.
ComEd (NASDAQ: EXC) is restoring power after severe thunderstorms hit northern Illinois for the second time in three days, leaving more than 370,000 customers affected and about 257,000 currently without service. According to ComEd, roughly 80% of outages are expected to be restored by noon on Aug. 13 and about 99% by 11 p.m. on Aug. 15.
Nearly 3,000 employees and contractors are deployed, with the south region and communities such as Homewood, Chicago Heights, Lansing and Joliet hardest hit. ComEd outlines restoration priorities, highlights this as the 19th major 2026 weather event, and promotes outage reporting tools, its Outage Tracker, and mobile app.
Exelon (NASDAQ:EXC) announced that the Exelon Foundation has added two startups, Public Grid and Buckstop, to its Climate Change Investment Initiative (2c2i) portfolio. The program targets early-stage companies developing practical climate and energy solutions that enhance affordability, resource efficiency and grid reliability across Exelon’s major markets.
Public Grid integrates utility enrollment and clean‑energy programs into multifamily leasing, connecting residents to community solar, demand response and efficiency offerings. Buckstop provides an asset valuation, urban mining and circularity platform to recover and reuse materials from energy and industrial assets. According to Exelon, 2c2i is backed by a $20 million climate-focused investment commitment and is accepting new startup applications through September 2026.
ComEd, a unit of Exelon (NASDAQ: EXC), announced that its Distributed Generation (DG) program has delivered over $350 million in rebates and incentives, supporting customer-owned renewable energy across northern Illinois and 1.8 GW of distributed generation on its grid.
ComEd presented the Streamwood Park District with a $94,000+ rebate for a rooftop solar array at the Park Place Family Recreation Center, part of an $800,000 project expected to generate nearly 435,000 kWh annually, save more than $50,000 per year, and provide an anticipated $1 million return over 20 years. The DG program, created under Illinois energy laws, paid a record $80 million in 2025 and has already issued over $68 million in 2026, with rebates up to $300 per kW available for eligible systems using smart inverters.
Exelon (NASDAQ: EXC) announced it has secured more than $1 billion in customer protections through pioneering Transmission Security Agreements (TSAs). These agreements require large new energy users, including data centers, to commit to covering the cost of their projected transmission service needs.
According to Exelon, TSAs help prevent transmission costs for delayed, scaled-back or canceled projects from being shifted onto families and small businesses. The agreements are filed with and subject to review by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and form a key part of the broader Exelon Promise to keep customer bills as low as possible.
ComEd (unit of Exelon, NASDAQ: EXC) announced with Solar Landscape and Public Storage plans for 60 rooftop community solar projects across northern Illinois over the next two years, with 10 already operating. The portfolio will add 44 MW of community solar capacity and use about five million square feet of commercial rooftop space.
According to ComEd, once completed the projects are expected to serve about 6,150 households, deliver roughly $750,000 in annual bill savings and more than $36 million over their lifetime, support about 300 construction jobs, and expand ComEd’s community solar portfolio toward an expected 400 sites by end of 2026.
Exelon (NASDAQ: EXC) subsidiary ComEd is hosting its annual EV Rally, marking the program’s 10th year by expanding to 60 Illinois students aged 13-18, its largest class to date. Over four pre-race events, teens assemble electric go-karts with ComEd mentors and tackle STEM challenges, culminating in a race on Saturday, August 1 at noon at The Fields Studios in Chicago. Each participant receives a $1,000 scholarship, contributing to nearly $700,000 in scholarships ComEd has awarded to more than 350 students since 2014.
Exelon (Nasdaq: EXC) reported second quarter 2026 GAAP net income of $0.39 per diluted share, roughly flat year over year, and Adjusted (non-GAAP) operating earnings of $0.43 per share, up from $0.39 in 2025 and in line with company expectations.
Exelon affirmed its full-year 2026 Adjusted operating EPS guidance of $2.81–$2.91 and target compounded annual operating EPS growth near the top of 5–7% from 2025–2029. Segment results were mixed: ComEd’s Adjusted earnings rose to $249 million from $228 million, BGE increased to $70 million from $55 million, while PECO decreased to $130 million from $136 million and PHI declined to $126 million from $144 million, largely reflecting higher depreciation, interest expense and taxes.
On July 28, 2026, Exelon’s board declared a quarterly dividend of $0.42 per share, payable September 15, 2026. The company highlighted completed financings at ComEd, BGE and Pepco totaling $2.48 billion, stating that ~86% of planned 2026 debt financings have been executed to support ongoing utility investments.