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ComEd Toolkit Helps Customers Navigate Purchasing an Electric Vehicle

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Resource is a one-stop-shop for navigating EV market options, available incentives, rate plans, and charging needs CHICAGO, Sep. 29, 2022 – Because navigating the emergent electric vehicle (EV) market can be intimidating, ComEd has created a one-stop-shop for those considering an EV purchase. The ComEd EV Toolkit provides information on savings, benefits and incentives for […]

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ComEd Unveils Plan to Support Beneficial Electrification in Northern Illinois, Including Increased Adoption of EVs

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Proposed plan would provide $100 million per year in incentives, education and infrastructure support to remove barriers to electrification and deliver significant environmental and air quality improvements for communities CHICAGO, July 6, 2022 — ComEd announced that it has submitted its plan to support the adoption of beneficial electrification (BE) technologies, including customer adoption of

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American Lung Association Ranks Chicago’s Levels of Air Pollution Among Top 25 in U.S.

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CHICAGO, April 20, 2022 — The 2022 “State of the Air” report, released today by the American Lung Association, finds that Chicago’s rankings were mixed for some of the most harmful and widespread types of air pollution: particle pollution and ozone. Chicago ranked 16th for most polluted city in the U.S. for ozone. Despite some improvement,

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Chicago Metro Area Ozone Pollution Still A Concern

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CHICAGO, April 20, 2021 – The American Lung Association’s “State of the Air 2021” report shows that Chicago metro area ozone pollution is still a concern. “Chicago area residents should be aware that we’re still breathing unhealthy air, mostly driven by vehicle emissions and extreme heat as a result of climate change, placing our health

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Clean Fuels Corridor Project Stretches 1,500 Miles Along I-94; Webinar to Showcase Successes

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CHICAGO, Oct. 26, 2020 – Officials from the U.S. Department of Transportation, GTI, ZEF Energy, and Ozinga Energy will emphasize the importance of the Michigan to Montana (M2M) Alternative Fuel Corridor Project during a webinar on Nov. 10 at 10 AM. The M2M project supports an alternative fuel corridor that extends 1,500 miles along I-94

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New Report Shows Illinois Will Save Hundreds of Lives and Over $3B in Medical Costs by Adopting Electric Vehicles

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CHICAGO, Sept. 15, 2020 – As Illinois takes steps to rebuild its economy and improve health outcomes in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, the American Lung Association released a new report today showing that transitioning to zero-emission transportation solutions in Illinois by 2050 will save hundreds of lives, prevent thousands of asthma attacks, and

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Clean Cities Webinar Highlights How Idle Reduction Lowers Emissions, Saves Fuel

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CHICAGO, Sept. 10, 2020 – Reducing vehicle idling saves fuel and money and cuts harmful emissions. Small changes in idling time can lead to noticeable benefits, including fuel savings and a reduction in pollution and noise. To highlight benefits and the technologies that enable them, Chicago Area Clean Cities is holding a webinar on Wednesday,

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ComEd Increasing Electrification of Vehicle Fleet

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CHICAGO, Aug. 27, 2020 – ComEd is going electric with more of its own fleet vehicles to help electrify the transportation sector, which accounts for one-third of all U.S. greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and advance the adoption of electric vehicle (EV) technology in Illinois. ComEd’s current fleet of 3,000 vehicles includes 1,400 biodiesel-fueled line trucks

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How We Can Make the Air Cleaner in Chicago

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CHICAGO, July 20, 2020 – Air pollution has an even larger impact on public health during the COVID-19 pandemic. Angela Tin, the American Lung Association’s national senior director for clean air initiatives, highlights the program in this letter to the Chicago Tribune. Tin also is a member of CACC’s executive board. To read the letter, visit

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Drivers Should Consider Ethanol Fuel to Reduce Pollution

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CHICAGO, May 8, 2020 – Cleaner air could help us in our defense against the COVID-19 virus. A recent study by Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health[1] concluded that there is a significant correlation between high concentrations of fine particulate matter (PM 2.5) emissions from cars and increased vulnerability of citizens contracting the COVID-19

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