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 (NASDAQ: EXC) has initiated a major expansion of its Elk Grove substation as part of an 11-project, $1 billion capital investment to enhance power infrastructure in northern Illinois. The $155 million expansion project will support growing energy demands, particularly from data centers representing 1.9 GW of energy growth in the northwest suburban business corridor.
The project, set for completion by December 2026, includes new gas insulated switchgear equipment and 345-138kW transformers. Construction is being executed by Ruiz Construction Systems. In 2024, ComEd helped attract 15 new commercial projects to northern Illinois, expected to create 1,400 jobs and generate over $17 billion in local capital investment.
ComEd, a unit of Exelon Corporation (NASDAQ: EXC), celebrated the graduation of nearly a dozen participants from its first Skilled Cohort in Rockford, part of its Market Development Initiative (MDI). The 5-week program, launched in early 2024, provides free training in energy efficiency skills, including certifications in building standards, HVAC, and weatherization.
The MDI program has graduated 80 participants across five cohorts since its inception. The initiative aims to create a diverse, local workforce for the growing energy efficiency industry, supporting projects arising from Illinois' Climate and Equitable Jobs Act. ComEd's Energy Efficiency Program has helped customers save over $11 billion on energy bills and reduce 74 billion pounds of carbon emissions since 2008.
PECO, an Exelon company (Nasdaq: EXC), announced the retirement of President and CEO David Velazquez, effective July 1, after more than 40 years of service. David Vahos has been appointed as the new President and CEO, effective June 1, and will join Exelon's Executive Committee.
Vahos brings over 30 years of financial and operational leadership experience, most recently serving as senior vice president, CFO and treasurer of Exelon subsidiary Pepco Holdings. A Villanova University graduate with an MBA from Johns Hopkins, Vahos previously held leadership roles at Baltimore Gas and Electric and is actively involved in civic and nonprofit organizations, including serving as a founding board member of ALPFA Baltimore Chapter.