ComEd Smart Returns is a “load response” program that pays business customers financial incentives for reducing their electricity usage during times of high wholesale electricity prices when requested by ComEd.

The incentives earned in Smart Returns are in addition to the savings participants see from reducing their energy use in the first place. It all adds up to a great bottom line.

For many businesses, participating in a load response program can be as easy as dimming the lights, setting thermostats higher in the summer, and shutting down unused office equipment – things not readily evident to employees or customers and things that don’t normally impact productivity.

If you are a non-residential customer located within ComEd’s service territory (whether you receive your electric supply from ComEd or not) and have the potential to reduce electric usage when requested to do so, you may qualify to participate in a Smart Returns program.

Would you like to learn more?

• Find out what load response is.
• See an example of our load response activity action guide
• Voluntary Load Response – Our most popular Smart Returns program. You decide if, when and how much you will reduce your energy usage – and never worry about incurring penalties.
• Rider CLR (Capacity Based Load Reduction) – For businesses that have solid or firm ways in which they can reduce their energy load. Participants willing and able to commit to interruptions will receive fixed market-based compensation for their commitment.