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ComEd Agrees to $200M Fine on Federal Bribery Charge

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Illinois’ Future Energy Jobs Act, passed in late 2016, qualified Exelon’s Clinton and Quad Cities nuclear power plants to receive hundreds of millions of dollars per year as zero-carbon resources. ComEd is also struggling to justify its $9.53 ComEd is also struggling to justify its $9.53

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ComEd Bribery Scandal Clouds Picture for Exelon’s Illinois Nuclear Plants

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” At the same time, Crane noted the company is “in the middle of trying to work through legislative strategy in Illinois” that would offer its nuclear power plants in the state an alternative path to earning capacity market revenue that is seen as a critical component of their future financial viability.

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ComEd’s Favorable Regulatory Treatment for Grid Investments Comes Under Fire

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billion capital plan for 2020 through 2023 is slightly higher than the $9.51 Lawmakers are also promising greater scrutiny over Exelon’s attempts to win support for its languishing nuclear power plant fleet. ComEd’s current $9.53 billion it spent from 2015 to 2018, the height of its smart grid spending.