Data centers will cost ComEd $3 billion but consumer groups worry Illinois households will be on the hook

Source WBEZ
Original Load Date Oct. 22, 2026, 1:01 p.m.
Last Updated Oct. 22, 2026, 1:01 p.m.
Original URL https://www.wbez.org/wbez-investigations/2026/10/22/data-centers-comed-3-billion-icc-consumer-groups-cub-illinois-households

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ComEd expects to spend more than $3 billion to connect data centers to its electric grid in the coming years, but it has only collected about one-fourth of the costs from data center developers — a troubling gap that could leave Illinois consumers on the hook, according to consumer groups. The figu...