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House Energy Committee passes streamlined Future Energy Jobs Bill
Exelon Generation and ComEd today applauded the House Energy Committee’s passage of a streamlined version of the Future Energy Jobs Bill that will maintain Illinois’ competitive electric rates, preserve and create thousands of jobs and expand clean energy at a cost substantially below 25 cents per month for the average ComEd residential customer. The Committee voted 10 to 1 approve the measure.
In addition to lowering costs, the legislation will jumpstart renewable energy development, expand aid and job training to low-income residents and support high-paying jobs.
The bill has gained broad support from more than 200 business, labor, environmental and other groups, including the Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce and Illinois Retail Merchants Association. It also has support from members of the Clean Jobs Coalition, which includes the Citizens Utility Board, Natural Resources Defense Council, Sierra Club, Environmental Defense Fund and others. In addition, it has the support of a broad coalition of faith-based groups, who highlighted the proposal’s cost-savings and jobs benefits to low-income residents at a press conference held Monday. Participating organizations included the Metropolitan Apostolic Community Church, Illinois Medical District, New Mount Pilgrim Church, New Spiritual Ministry, Faith in Place and the Triedstone Full Gospel Baptist Church.
The revised proposal retains important provisions to preserve 4,200 jobs at Exelon’s Clinton and Quad Cities nuclear plants, support cleaner air, create thousands of new clean energy jobs by advancing renewable energy development and providing businesses flexible options for capturing savings through expanded energy efficiency initiatives. It also prevents the loss of $1.2 billion in economic activity generated by the plants and an estimated $10 billion in increased costs associated with higher carbon emissions that would occur if the plants close. When all of the economic impacts are calculated, benefits of the legislation far outweigh costs.
The latest changes come after discussions with stakeholders, including environmental groups, renewable energy developers, faith-based organizations, consumer advocates, business groups, utilities and community leaders, among others.
Since it was first introduced and passed November 16 in a 9 to 1 vote by the Illinois House Energy Committee, changes to the bill include:
“We have continued to listen to feedback from all parties and have revised the bill to further reduce costs while still preserving and creating jobs and delivering a much-needed boost to Illinois’ economy,” said Joe Dominguez, Exelon’s executive vice president, Governmental and Regulatory Affairs and Public Policy. “By any objective analysis, the economic benefits of this legislation far outweigh the costs, and will give Illinois a significant advantage in maintaining competitive electric rates and competition for clean energy jobs. Today’s committee vote is another important step towards enacting this urgently needed legislation.”
“This has always been about better serving our customers and creating a climate for growth in Illinois,” said Fidel Marquez, senior vice president, government and external affairs, ComEd. “Our customers have consistently told us they want clean and reliable energy at the lowest cost possible. This legislation represents a leap forward on achieving those goals. We applaud the committee’s action and look forward to working with all stakeholders to continue making progress.”
For more information, visit futureenergyjobsbill.com.
Exelon Corporation (NYSE: EXC) is a Fortune 100 energy company with the largest number of utility customers in the U.S. Exelon does business in 48 states, the District of Columbia and Canada and had 2015 revenue of $34.5 billion. Exelon’s six utilities deliver electricity and natural gas to approximately 10 million customers in Delaware, the District of Columbia, Illinois, Maryland, New Jersey and Pennsylvania through its Atlantic City Electric, BGE, ComEd, Delmarva Power, PECO and Pepco subsidiaries. Exelon is one of the largest competitive U.S. power generators, with more than 32,700 megawatts of nuclear, gas, wind, solar and hydroelectric generating capacity comprising one of the nation’s cleanest and lowest-cost power generation fleets. The company’s Constellation business unit provides energy products and services to approximately 2.5 million residential, public sector and business customers, including more than two-thirds of the Fortune 100. Follow Exelon on Twitter @Exelon.
Commonwealth Edison Company (ComEd) is a unit of Chicago-based Exelon Corporation (NYSE: EXC), the nation’s leading competitive energy provider, with approximately 10 million customers. ComEd provides service to approximately 3.8 million customers across northern Illinois, or 70 percent of the state’s population. For more information visit ComEd.com, and connect with the company on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube.
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Exelon CorporationPaul AdamsCorporate Communications410-470-4167paul.adams@constellation.com
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