Next Grid: Illinois achieves second-highest rating for grid modernization

Daily Energy Insider (Nov. 13) -- Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC) Chairman Brien J. Sheahan recently announced that Illinois earned the second-highest rating among all states for its work toward a modernized electric grid. The ICC recently initiated an 18-month customer-focused study called NextGrid that will explore emerging technologies and customer demand for expanded choices as well as establish a roadmap for creating a modernized grid that uses clean energy and keeps costs low for customers. Professors from the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign are working with the ICC to lead the study.