A notice from the Huntley Area Tea Party: Come to the Huntley TEA Parties’ Smart Meter Event Who: The Huntley Tea Party What: Smart Meter Awareness Meeting- What’s coming your way? When: Wednesday, February 22nd, 6:30-700 PM: signup, meet and … Continue reading
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An email from State Senator Dan Duffy: 26th District Legislative Update Dear Friends, Today Illinois faces problems like never before. Our state is in need of strong leadership. As your representative in Springfield, I am working to promote a job-friendly … Continue reading
The 14th of December, appointed State Rep. Kent Gaffney received a thousand dollar check from Exelon, the parent company of Commonwealth Edison. That’s more than a little interesting since he did not vote for the electric rate increase bill. Right … Continue reading
I knew I was getting a lot of hits on my October 28, 2011, story about the campaign contributions given by the electric industry, but look what popped up a couple of weeks ago on Quad Cities OnLine. It’s a … Continue reading
An email from State Rep. Mike Tryon: Our second week of veto session has ended, and while typically this would signify the end of the fall veto session, legislators are being called back to Springfield on Tuesday, November 29 to … Continue reading
Here is State Senator Pam Althoff’s explanation of her vote on the override of Governor Pat Quinn’s veto of the bill sought by Commonwealth Edison and Ameren. It is in the form of a letter to constituents contacting her about … Continue reading
The Campaign for Political Reform has a spreadsheet that shows how much each state legislator has taken from companies like Commonwealth Edison, Ameren and other entities which it thinks has a stake in the so-called “Smart Grid” electricity rate hike … Continue reading
Lots of people are cynical about the legislative process. They should be. And, I’m the guy whose seatmate, Rep. Tom Johnson, would turn to me when I was particularly outraged and say, “Cal, your problem is that you think this … Continue reading
State Senator Dan Duffy’s speech in opposition to the Com Ed/Ameren electric rate increase bill: Business side of bill: This “smart grid” technology does not prevent outages from Storms like we experienced in the recent past. It is not going … Continue reading
State Senator Pam Althoff provided the deciding vote in overriding Governor Pat Quinn’s veto of the Commonwealth Edison/Ameren electric rate increase bill. The veto override of the veto of Senate Bill 1652 passed by just one vote. That means every … Continue reading
Readers by now have figured out that I think Com Ed’s and Ameren’s electricity rate hike “Smart Grid” bill is dumb. Let me tell you why. The Illinois Commerce Commission has granted monopoly status to electric utilities. In return for … Continue reading
A response to the letter concerning Commonwealth Edison service that Crystal Lake resident Paul Greenlee sent to the city fathers and mothers: Mr. Greenlee: The purpose of this email is to confirm that the City has received your email and … Continue reading
McHenry County making the front page of the Chicago Sun-Times twice in one week. That’s probably a record since the tragic school bus-Metra train collision in Fox River Grove in the mid-1990’s. First we are treated to the Thursday revelation … Continue reading
Senate bill 1652, the legislation that Commonwealth Edison and Downstate electric utility Ameeen promotes as a “Smart Grid” bill, passed the Illinois House this Memorial Day 67-47-1. It previously passed the Senate, as you can see from the Senate roll … Continue reading
A location needs two things to support windmills: Wind High power lines I don’t know if there is adequate wind blowing past the Huntley School District 158 Administrative Building, but there are certainly high power lines. Electric company Com Ed, … Continue reading
Commonwealth Edison is sending out reports comparing your home’s energy usage with that of your neighbors. In our oak-hickory forest (with a maple and ash to boot) shaded stucco home, which rarely needs air conditioning, our home comes out “good.” … Continue reading
Starting my quest to learn what’s up in windmill electrical generation was Carpentersville School District 300’s efforts in Hampshire. So far wind is not even making a dent in the territory served by Commonwealth Edison. “They don’t want us producing … Continue reading
Starting my quest to learn what’s up in windmill electrical generation was Carpentersville School District 300’s efforts in Hampshire. So far wind is not even making a dent in the territory served by Commonwealth Edison. “They don’t want us producing … Continue reading
Enclosed in my October electric bill was an “Environmental Disclosure Information” report from Com Ed for the last twelve months. When I looked at Com Ed’s sources of electricity, I found that only 1% comes from wind mills. The biggie, … Continue reading
Enclosed in my October electric bill was an “Environmental Disclosure Information” report from Com Ed for the last twelve months. When I looked at Com Ed’s sources of electricity, I found that only 1% comes from wind mills. The biggie, … Continue reading