ComEd, in partnership with the Metropolitan Mayors Caucus, recently recognized nine communities that graduated from the 2026 EV Readiness Program during an award ceremony at UL Solutions, a global safety science leader, offering testing, inspection and certification services. The program supports municipalities as they prepare for the continued growth of electric vehicles (EVs) through improved local policies, permitting and first-responder readiness.
“The EV Readiness Program helps communities remove barriers to EV charging, improve safety and streamline local processes,” said ComEd President and CEO Gil Quiniones. “These graduating municipalities are leading the way in building the infrastructure needed to support a cleaner, more sustainable transportation future, that benefits local residents and supports progress towards the state of Illinois’ EV adoption goals.”
This year’s graduating cohort includes three DuPage municipalities:
• Burr Ridge
• Downers Grove
• Woodridge
“As Illinois continues to electrify transportation, we have an opportunity to build charging infrastructure that is smarter, faster and more accessible for communities across the state,” said Megha Lakhchaura, Illinois State Electric Vehicle Officer. “Through this partnership with ComEd and the Metropolitan Mayors Caucus, 45 communities have earned the EV Ready Community designation by strengthening policies, preparing for growing demand and accelerating the expansion of EV infrastructure statewide.”
To date, ComEd has provided more than $200M in EV incentive and rebate funding to help residential, business and public sector customers deploy electric vehicles and charging infrastructure to more than 360 zip codes in Illinois.
To learn more about the benefits of EVs, program eligibility and how ComEd can support your electrification project, please go to www.comed.com/EV. To learn about participating in the EV Readiness Program, go to the Caucus’ website.
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About ComEd
ComEd is a unit of Chicago-based Exelon Corporation (NASDAQ: EXC), a Fortune 200 company and one of the nation’s largest utility companies, serving almost 11 million customers through six fully regulated transmission and distribution utilities — Atlantic City Electric, BGE, ComEd, Delmarva Power, PECO, and Pepco. ComEd powers the lives of more than 4 million customers across northern Illinois, or 70 percent of the state’s population. For more information, visit ComEd.com, and connect with the company on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, X and YouTube.
About the Metropolitan Mayors Caucus
The Metropolitan Mayors Caucus is a membership organization of the Chicago region’s 275 cities, towns and villages. Founded in 1997, the Caucus pushes past geographical boundaries and local interests to work on public policy issues. The organization provides a forum for metropolitan Chicago’s chief elected officials to collaborate on common problems and work toward a common goal of improving the quality of life for the millions of people who call the region home. For more information, visit mayorscaucus.org, and connect with the organization on Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram, X, and YouTube.