ComEd, a utility that serves over 4 million customers in northern Illinois, says it has paid customers over $100 million in transportation electrification rebates to support charging infrastructure and fleet vehicle electrification—helping fund more than 7,200 EV charging ports and over 2,200 fleet EVs since the launch of its EV rebate programs in 2024. The utility has some $60 million still available to distribute in residential and business rebates through the end of the year.

Additional rebate funding will be made available in January of 2026. Customers can learn how to qualify for EV funding on the company’s web site.

Since first launching EV rebate programs in February of 2024, over 6,400 projects have been funded in 348 zip codes across northern Illinois. Eighty percent of the rebates have gone to low-income customers or business and public sector organizations serving low-income communities.

In response to changes in federal funding support for EVs, ComEd has reevaluated and increased many of the rebate amounts that will be offered to customers starting January 1, 2026. Projects serving low-income communities will be eligible for higher rebate amounts and will continue to receive more than 50 percent of ComEd’s EV rebate budget.

“Reaching Illinois’s goals for a cleaner transportation future depends on advancing fleet electrification plans to reduce tailpipe emissions in our communities,” said Megha Lakhchura, EV Officer for the state. “Initiatives like the ComEd EV rebate programs, one of the largest investments in electrification in the state, are an important step in making it financially feasible for fleets of any size to explore electrification.”

“Reducing emissions from vehicles is one of the most effective and important things we can do to improve air quality and public health,” said Rob Anderson, President and CEO of the Respiratory Health Association. “As we have seen the ending of federal funding support for this effort, ComEd’s continued commitment of transportation electrification rebates is leading the way for our shared goal of eliminating pollution and creating cleaner air for all of our communities across northern Illinois.”

Source: ComEd