Overview

• Residential customers can receive one-time grants of up to $500 while nonprofit organizations can apply for awards of up to $1,000 from the $10 million fund.
• Applicants must be behind on their ComEd bill payments and have household incomes at or below 300% of the federal poverty level to qualify for the relief program.
• The Salvation Army and Neighborhood Housing Services of Chicago will administer applications beginning July 7 through the ComEd website or directly with the nonprofit partners.
• ComEd’s electric rates increased by an average of $10.60 per month starting June 1 because of higher capacity charges set by PJM Interconnection’s 2024 auction driven by growing demand from AI data centers.
• The $10 million fund is designed to bridge relief until a new low-income discount program launches in January 2026 and follows an Illinois attorney general complaint filed with FERC over the auction rules.