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    Who are We?

    ComEd is engaged principally in the production, purchase, transmission, distribution and sale of electricity to both wholesale and retail customers. The geographical area in which ComEd provides retail service extends across one-fifth of the state of Illinois and includes the city of Chicago. ComEd serves more than 3.3 million customers, representing 8.2 million people or approximately 70 percent of the state's population.

    Throughout northern Illinois, ComEd employees are performing their jobs with fresh intensity. They understand that everything they do revolves around a common goal--satisfying each customer's requirements.

    Finding new and better ways to serve customers is essential to ComEd's future. So, beyond the new look of our employees and equipment, you'll find substantial improvements being made.

    Take for example, our two electronically integrated call centers. They're staffed around the clock, 365-days-a-year, to ensure that a knowledgeable person is always there to assist customers throughout the service territory when they pick up the phone to call us. More than 350 Customer Service Representatives answer over eight million customer calls a year.


    Generating Stations




    Nuclear Generating Stations
    Station Unit Year Installed
    Braidwood 1 1987
      2 1988
    Byron 1 1985
      2 1987
    Dresden 2 1970
      3 1971
    LaSalle County 1 1982
      2 1984
    Quad-Cities 1 1972
      2 1972
    Zion 1 1973
      2 1974




    Fossil Generating Stations
    Station Unit Year Installed
    Kincaid 1 1967
      2 1968
    Powerton 5 1972
      6 1975
    State Line 3 1955
      4 1962
    Joliet 6 6 1959
    Joliet 7 & 8 7 1965
      8 1966
    Fisk 19 1959
    Crawford 7 1958
      8 1961
    Collins 1 1978
      2 1977
      3 1977
      4 1978
      5 1979
    Waukegan 6 1952
      7 1958
      8 1962
    Will County 1 1955
      2 1955
      3 1957
      4 1963




    Peaking and Diesel
    Station Unit Type Year Installed
    Fisk 20 Diesel 1966
        Peaking 1968
    Crawford   Peaking 1968
    Calumet   Peaking 1969 & 1970
    Waukegan   Peaking 1968
    Joliet 6 9 Diesel 1967
        Peaking 1969
    Lombard   Peaking 1969
    Sabrooke   Peaking 1969 & 1970
    Electric Junction   Peaking 1970 & 1971
    Bloom   Peaking 1971



    Commonwealth Edison's Nuclear Power Program

    ComEd's 11.5 million kilowatts of nuclear capacity is larger than that of any other utility in the United States and represents 11.4 percent of the nation's total nuclear capacity.

    In the 12 months ending December 31, 1995, 72.4 billion kilowatthours, 73 percent of ComEd's generation, came from nuclear power. Coal provided 24 percent of the generation at four times the cost of nuclear fuel, and natural gas provided 3 percent of the generation at five times the cost of nuclear fuel. Last year was the eighth year in a row that nuclear power accounted for 70 percent or more of the company's total generation.

    Had the company produced its nuclear generation with low-sulfur coal instead in that one year, 1995, more than 82 million tons of carbon dioxide, a key component identified in global warming, would have been discharged into the atmosphere. More than 418,000 tons of sulfur dioxide and more than 279,000 tons of nitrogen oxides, both key components in acid rain, would also have been discharged into the atmosphere in 1995 alone.

    In terms of fuel economy and impact on the environment, ComEd's nuclear program continues to be the preferable alternative for providing electric power to the 8.2 million residents of northern Illinois.


    Economic Development

    ComEd, Unicom's largest subsidiary, operates its Economic Development Department under the banner of "Strategic Illinois" (TM), focusing on the retention, expansion and attraction of industry. As the principal electric energy provider to an 11,525 square-mile territory in northern Illinois, which includes Chicago and almost 400 other municipalities, the economic development staff is working to create a climate for growth. We know that your business needs go beyond available, reliable electric energy and will assist you in identifying those resources necessary to establish or expand your company in our service territory.

    Our specialists are prepared to provide a number of confidential services at no cost. These include:

    Through a strong partnership with representatives of state and local government and professional regional economic development organizations throughout our service territory, we can respond to your specific project requirements. Some examples of state and local incentives include:

    The Energy Services Organization and the Technical Services staff can evaluate your specific operating needs and suggest cost efficient options. Some past examples include:

    We welcome the opportunity to discuss your project with you. Northern Illinois has all of the attributes that your company needs to succeed. Access to markets, transportation, a productive labor force, renowned education and research facilities and an unrivaled quality-of-life package. Call our Economic Development Department today at (312) 394-3037 and begin to explore your business future.


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