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Exelon Corporation (EXC) generates a steady flow of news as a Fortune 200 utility company and one of the nation’s largest providers of regulated transmission and distribution services. Through its six operating utilities—Atlantic City Electric, BGE, ComEd, Delmarva Power, PECO and Pepco—Exelon issues updates on customer programs, grid investments, financing activities and regulatory developments that affect more than 10.7 million customers.
News about EXC often covers customer affordability initiatives and assistance programs. Recent announcements include Exelon’s Customer Relief Fund, which has provided $60 million in direct customer assistance over the past year, and an additional $10 million contribution to support customers as winter weather increases energy use. ComEd has also highlighted the launch of a Low-Income Discount program designed to provide percentage-based bill reductions for income-eligible customers, as well as other bill-support and energy efficiency efforts.
Investors and observers can also find coverage of Exelon’s grid and transmission projects. ComEd has reported on new Transmission Security Agreements with large load customers to ensure they pay their fair share of transmission costs, as well as the expansion of the Wilton Center substation to enable the interconnection of multiple wind and solar farms. Exelon has additionally been identified with NextEra Energy Transmission in a proposed 765-kV transmission line project under PJM’s Regional Transmission Expansion Plan.
Other EXC news items include executive leadership changes, such as the appointment of a chief customer and technology officer, and capital markets activity, including the offering and pricing of convertible senior notes due 2029. The Exelon news page on Stock Titan aggregates these updates so readers can follow themes such as customer affordability, infrastructure investment, regulatory disclosures and financing decisions related to EXC.
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ComEd is promoting its sustainable vegetation management program using goats to clear brush under power lines. This initiative aims to enhance energy reliability while reducing safety risks and emissions. In a celebratory event on August 31, 2022, goats paraded on the Chicago River before heading to Matthiessen State Park. This marks their second annual visit to Chicago, with over 200 goats employed since 2019 to efficiently manage vegetation, avoiding outages and cutting costs significantly. ComEd serves over 4 million customers in northern Illinois.
ComEd is actively recruiting for 75 entry-level overhead helper positions, part of a broader initiative to add 500 roles over three years amid Illinois' clean energy transformation. Applications are accepted until Sept. 7, 2022. These positions offer pathways to full-time union careers with starting pay around $29 per hour, alongside benefits. ComEd aims to enhance workforce diversity, prioritizing women and minorities. Training programs will prepare candidates for trade skills relevant to the evolving energy sector.
UScellular has received $868,000 in incentive payments from the ComEd Energy Efficiency Program. Since joining in 2013, UScellular has upgraded operations at its Schaumburg, Ill. data center, saving around $700,000 annually on electric bills. Notable upgrades include replacing UPS infrastructure and switching to LED lighting. These improvements yield savings of nearly 8 million kilowatt hours of electricity per year, equivalent to reducing 6.8 million pounds of carbon emissions and removing 670 cars from the road.
ComEd highlights the opening of the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) application season on September 1. In fiscal year 2022, $8.3 billion in federal funding is available to assist income-eligible customers with energy bills. ComEd encourages immediate action for those needing assistance, offering various options, including a one-time LIHEAP grant based on household size and income. In 2021, ComEd connected over 225,000 customers to $146 million in assistance. More details are available on their website.
ComEd and CloudHQ have announced the groundbreaking of a $2.5 billion hyperscale data center campus in Mount Prospect, Illinois. Encompassing 1.5 million square feet, this facility aims to enhance the region's data center capacity and create hundreds of jobs by 2024. This project marks the eighth data center initiative in the area within the last year, showcasing ComEd’s commitment to supporting growing technology needs. The completed campus will provide over 100 permanent jobs and 3,000 construction jobs, contributing significantly to local investment and economic growth.