Fortnightly Magazine - October 2025

Insull's Utility Regulation Model Still Delivering

From the Editor

Given today’s imperative to build to meet rapidly growing demand for electric service, much like the growth in the first half of the twentieth century, it’s fortunate we can count on that time-tested Samuel Insull model to pull us through.

Powering Missouri

Ameren Missouri

“The Smart Energy Plan is a program passed through the Missouri legislature to increase reliability. A lot of our infrastructure has been around for 50 to 60 years and is getting close to end of life where it’s time to be replaced with newer, stronger, hardened infrastructure.”

Two Cool Projects Making an Impact

ComEd

Conversations with ComEd’s Stan Wilk, Latoya Halmon, Bryan Surdy, Admir Beharic, Cristina Botero, Violeta Ryman and BP Pulse’s Mathew Cranley on their large EV charging station near O’Hare Airport. And with ComEd’s Mark Baranek and Scott Vogt and Prologis’ Nastasha Keefer on their many community solar installations around Chicagoland.

ComEd: EV Charging near O'Hare

ComEd, bp pulse

Conversations with ComEd’s Stan Wilk, Latoya Halmon, Bryan Surdy, Admir Beharic, Cristina Botero, Violeta Ryman and BP Pulse’s Mathew Cranley on their large EV charging station near O’Hare Airport.

ComEd: Chicagoland Community Solar

ComEd, Prologis

Conversations with ComEd’s Mark Baranek and Scott Vogt and Prologis’ Nastasha Keefer on their many community solar installations around Chicagoland.

Fortnightly Top Innovators 2025

Awards Named for Great Innovators of the Past

This month, we feature the first half of this year’s twenty-four awardees – leaders from Ameren, Arizona Public Service, Baltimore Gas and Electric, Commonwealth Edison, Duquesne Light Company, Eversource, ITC Holdings, National Grid, Ontario Independent Electricity System Operator, Rayburn Electric Cooperative, Salt River Project, and San Diego Gas and Electric.

Exelon - Commonwealth Edison: New Customer EV Programs

Top Innovators

“Eighty percent of the rebates paid by ComEd through our EV programs have gone to low-income customers or those located in Equity Investment Eligible Communities. This is an unprecedented statistic in the EV space and is a blueprint for other jurisdictions.”
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