ComEd Archives – The Green Optimistic green tech news, since 2008 Tue, 01 Mar 2011 18:46:55 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 2667534 Chicago to Have 280 EV Charging Spots by End of 2011 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/chicago-exelon-ev-chargers-20110301/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/chicago-exelon-ev-chargers-20110301/#respond Tue, 01 Mar 2011 18:46:55 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=17347 After in late 2010 the petrol capital of Houston has been announced the recipient of a $10 million investment in electric car recharging networks, it's not Chicago's turn, as utility Exelon, along with the city led by newly appointed Mayor Rahm Emanuel want to build 280 charging stations... by the end of 2011.

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/chicago-exelon-ev-chargers-20110301/feed/ 0 17347 ComEd's New Solar Energy Project for Chicago Homes Proposes Smarter Grid https://www.greenoptimistic.com/comeds-solar-energy-project-chicago-homes-20100304/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/comeds-solar-energy-project-chicago-homes-20100304/#respond Thu, 04 Mar 2010 15:02:41 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=6755 ComEd, a Chicago-based utility company has come up with a new solar energy pilot that will outfit about 100 Chicago-area homes with solar panels and â€Ã…“at least 50 of those with battery backup, 'smart' meters, net metering and a grid-tied status that enables them to send unused electric energy from their solar energy systems back to the grid.”

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