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ComEd Powers Chicago Small Businesses With FirstFuel

ComEd smart meters allow business owners to control their energy costs by monitoring their energy usage. With the use of FirstFuel, a new online energy management program, getting a ComEd smart meter is an effective way for Chicago business to save money and increase energy efficiency.

 

What Are Smart Meters?

Smart meters are digital, electric wireless devices that provide secure, two-way communication between the meters and ComEd, offering customers access to more information about their electricity usage. Businesses with ComEd's smart meters installed enjoy have access to a variety of features that allow them to monitor their energy usage and help them save energy and money.

 

How Can Smart Meters Help My Small Business?

Smart meters reduce the need for meter readers to visit your location, while you gain access to more business electricity usage information to help understand, monitor and save resources. In addition, smart meters will alert ComEd when power outages occur and when they are restored, meaning your power can be returned more quickly. ComEd makes it easier for businesses to switch to smart meters with answers to FAQs here.

 

What Is FirstFuel?

Smart meter customers will have access to FirstFuel, an online energy management program that offers a unique approach for small business customers to manage their smart meter experience. FirstFuel gives local business owners web-based control of smart meters to save money on energy costs.

No matter what business you are in, ComEd has pointers to help you get started with steps to get onboard with smart meters. All business types can benefit from the ComEd Energy Efficiency Program incentives to start right and stay vital and efficient, with a focus on the bottom line.

 

FirstFuel Features

FirstFuel lets smart meter users explore usage and costs over time. Such detailed information enables business owners to review energy usage and related expenses and assess results in relation to weather changes and operating schedules. Business customers will be able to:

  • View and compare electric and gas consumption
  • Receive interval data alerts, energy usage reports, and high usage notifications
  • View personalized energy-saving recommendations
  • Manage multiple accounts and integrate with ENERGY STAR® Portfolio Manager
  • Calculate how different rates affect energy costs
  • Measure grid input and output data (Net Metering Customers only)

 

FirstFuel Benefits

The impact for smart meter business customers is considerable, with savings on energy costs being a big incentive. FirstFuel provides a unique approach to customer awareness by providing oversight to energy usage in significant ways. FirstFuel is the go-to program for business customers to get the feedback and answers they need. The site profile has 15 basic and 60 advanced questions to target customer recommendations.

 

Want to learn more about saving on energy costs for your small business? Contact ComEd at 866-368-8326 or visit ComEd.com/BizSmartMeter.

For more tips and inspiration for small business owners,
visit CBS Small Business Pulse Chicago.

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