Learn more about the ComEd Beneficial Electrification Plan Pilots.
The Final Order in ComEd’s Beneficial Electrification Plan (“BE Plan”) proceeding, Illinois Commerce Commission (“Commission” or “ICC”) Docket Nos.22-0432 and 22-0442, Cons., dated March 23, 2023, and Amended May 8, 2023 (“Final Order”), specifies a budget of $77 million annually over the three-year period of the BE Plan, 2023 through 2025. Of this $77 million total, the Commission allocated $5 million annually to implement eight pilot programs, referred to collectively as the BE Pilots.
BE Pilot | Intent to Bid | RFP Issued | Proposals Due | Bidder Presentations | Award Date | Pilot Launch |
Curbside Charging Construction | March 15 | May 7 | June 21 | None | July 26 | Q4/2024 |
Curbside Charging Design and PM | May 17 | June 12 | None | July 26 | Q4/2024 | |
Curbside Charging Equipment | August 2 | September 6 | September 17 – 19 | October 3 | Q4/2024 | |
Rideshare | May 16 | June 18 | None | July 26 | Q4/2024 | |
Air Quality Monitoring | June 12 | July 16 | None | August 9 | Q4/2024 | |
School Bus V2G Operator | May 9 | June 17 | July 23-26 | July 23 | Q4/2024 | |
School Bus V2G Evaluator | May 17 | June 14 | August 5-9 | July 23 | Q4/2024 | |
Backup Power Capabilities | July | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | |
Air Quality, Backup Power, Curbside, and Rideshare Evaluator | May 30 | July 1 | July 15-16 | July 26 | Q3/2024 | |
Residential Optimized Charging | June 4 | July 8 | August 13-14 | August 23 | Q4/2024 | |
Sub-Metering | June 4 | July 9 | July 30-31 | August 14 | Q4/2024 | |
EV EMS | June 4 | July 1 | July 24-25 | August 9 | Q4/2024 |
Please note, the BE Pilot timeline above is subject to change.
Visit the links below for more background on each of the eight pilots.
Air Quality Monitoring
Backup Power Capabilities
Curbside Charging
EV Energy Management System (EMS)
Residential Optimized Charging
Rideshare
School Bus Vehicle To Grid
Submetering
Pursuant to the Final Order, ComEd is required to determine an evaluation process and criteria for reviewing and scoring BE Pilot ideas and proposals. Id. at 87.
The BE Pilot Evaluation Process and Criteria document, linked below, outlines the process and criteria that will be used for pre-screening, reviewing requests for information (“RFIs”), reviewing requests for proposals (“RFPs”), and assessing BE Pilot success. More information on BE Pilots, as well as RFI information, will be posted here as it becomes available.
