Chicago Utility Hopes to Create World's First Microgrid Cluster
Chicago-based Commonwealth Edison is once again vying for legislative approval to invest in microgrids, including what it hopes will be the world’s first microgrid cluster.
The Exelon subsidiary seeks an okay to invest $250 million for five microgrids, as part of a comprehensive Future Energy Jobs Bill (Senate Bill 2814), introduced last week into the Illinois General Assembly.
The utility had sought approval of the microgrids in earlier energy legislation that failed to go forward because of issues unrelated to the microgrids.
In a news conference Wednesday morning, Fidel Marquez, ComEd’s senior vice president, government and external affairs, said the new legislation would create the “world’s first microgrid cluster” and “one of the most resilient systems in the country.”
The idea of the microgrid cluster – microgrids sharing resources through advanced controllers – continues to gain traction. Some futurists envision...Continue reading on Microgrid Knowledge.
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7yDEAR UTILITY COMPANIES, ... WTF is a SURCHARGE ??
Director of Governmental and Regulatory Affairs at OW Ocean Winds North America
7yThis is a tiny element in a giant bill that is mostly about nuclear subsidies and slight improvement in renewable energy policy.
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7yPeople in Chicago should install their own Residential and Commercial Solar PV with Battery Backup Microgrids OR Tesla Coil Microgrids, and then tell Chicago Utilities where to go.