The deal Mayor Lori Lightfoot brokered with ComEd to extend the beleaguered utility giant’s lucrative contract with the city for 15 remains mired in legislative limbo.
The deal Mayor Lori Lightfoot brokered with Commonwealth Edison to extend the beleaguered utility giant’s lucrative contract with the city for 15 years in return for at least $100 million to be used in the city’s fight against climate change remains mired in legislative limbo, more than a month and a half after she asked members of the Chicago City Council to quickly ratify the deal.
Lightfoot’s office declined to respond to WTTW News’ requests for comment about the status of the deal she brokered with ComEd. Neither Vallas nor Johnson have endorsed the agreement touted by Lightfoot as “a big win for Chicago” that will “accelerate an equitable transition to clean, renewable energy.”
But leaders of an effort backed by the Chicago chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America, which called on the city to form its own electric utility and cut ties with ComEd, did not mourn the deal’s demise. “Municipalization remains the best option” to fight climate change and reduce the city’s carbon footprint, Carson said.
The rest of the funds would only materialize if a joint effort is successful in getting funds from the state and federal governments.
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