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Reading Your Meter

…Keep the results for your records. You shouldn’t have to send your meter readings to your utility, because smart meters automatically send the readings to the company. However, keeping good records is useful in case you encounter a discrepancy on your bill. With a smart meter, you can create or login to your online account (ComEd.com/MyAccount and Ameren.com/account/user-registration/) to access…

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Welcome to the Big Energy Research Center

…this paper, we investigate different consumers’ marginal system cost impacts as a result of their load profiles. Release date: Aug. 17, 2018. Big Energy Data-UPDATE: In our last review of 2016 smart meter data, we found that 97% of electricity customers in our sample would have saved money with an hourly pricing program. In this new research we find that…

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Data access critical for lower utility bills, fighting climate change

…power usage. Smart meters are digital, and unlike traditional meters, they can send our usage data directly to the utility. Illinois two biggest electric utilities, Ameren and ComEd, began a major smart meter installation plan after the passage of the Energy Infrastructure and Modernization Act (EIMA) in 2011. The controversial legislation launched more than $3 billion in upgrades to Illinois’…

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Clean Energy

…Energy Reports Learn about home energy audits (assessments). Gas Efficiency Nicor Gas Efficiency Programs Peoples Gas Efficiency Programs North Shore Efficiency Programs Ameren Illinois Efficiency Programs Heat Pumps Year-Round Energy Saving Tips Learn about home energy audits (assessments). The Smart Grid The Facts on Smart Meters Smart Grid: What You Need to Know Electric Vehicles EV Buyer’s Guide Livestream See…

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Electric

…(Infographics in English, Spanish and Polish) Smart Thermostats The Facts on Energy Reports Illinois Home Weatherization Assistance Program Chicago Bungalow Association Energy Savers Federal/State Incentives The Smart Grid The Facts on Smart Meters Smart Grid: What You Need to Know Need Help Paying Your Utility Bills? The Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP). Administered by the Illinois Department of…

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Help the environment and cut your costs with ComEd’s Time-of-Day pricing program

With the introduction of smart meters across Illinois, consumers have more options when it comes to how they use and pay for electricity. ComEd’s new Time-of-Day Pricing Program—which charges different electric rates during different periods of the day—is one such option. So how does the Time-of-Day program work? Most customers pay a default supply rate that is fixed and does…

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Electric Vehicle Incentives Copy

…Attic Insulation $0.30-$0.50/square foot $400 $300 Air Sealing $0.40/CFM50 $400 $400 Duct Sealing $300/system $300 $500 Wall Insulation $0.50/square foot $400 $400 For more information on the above rebates, call 1-855-433-2700. If your home has a new smart meter, you’ll be eligible to enroll in ComEd’s Peak Time Savings program and earn a credit on your electric bill when you…

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CUB’s 2019 Year in Review: ‘These victories are your victories.’

…Jeff Zethmayr: In 2019, CUB became the nation’s first watchdog group to publish a study that showed how electric vehicles could LOWER power bills for everyone—even people who don’t own an EV. Meanwhile, our “Cluster Analysis,” authored by Data Scientist Ramandeep Makhija and I, reviewed smart meter data from 2.5 million electric customers. It raised the concern that low-income households…

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Win for consumers and energy innovation: IL launches dynamic-pricing pilots

…clean energy innovations, including: 2016: A first-of-its-kind metric to measure how smart-grid improvements help reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. 2016: The Future Energy Jobs Act, which improved energy efficiency programs and gave a historic boost to renewable energy in Illinois. 2017: An Open Data Access Framework, which allows researchers to access a wealth of anonymous energy-use data from smart meters….

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Citizens Utility Board’s Mid-Year Report

smart meter data from 2.5 million electric customers. It raised the concern that low-income households may pay more than their fair share for electricity. Consumer advocates gave the analysis rave reviews on social media, including: “Amazing,” “Fantastic,” “Stellar,” CUB “knocks it out of the park again,” and “Regulators need to demand this kind of analysis everywhere!” Policy Team Bryan McDaniel,…

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