| | October 20218IN MY OPINIONCon Edison Customers Want Clean Energy; Technology and Company's Commitment Are Making it Possible for Them to Get ItAfter decades of little change in their business model, companies that provide the energy to light, heat and cool Americans' homes and businesses are embracing a new mission.Energy companies are using technology and deep analysis of rich data to contribute to a cleaner future, and Con Edison is at the forefront of this transition.Safety and reliability remain industry imperatives. But now forward-thinking, socially-responsible utilities across the country have added a third one: taking the environment into account in every decision we make.Con Edison recently took another step in its leadership of this movement when it gained New York State Public Service Commission approval to invest $780 million in three important transmission projects. These projects will help move renewable energy ­ including 9,000 megawatts of planned offshore wind ­ to population pockets.Our company proposed these Reliable Clean City Projects in anticipation of the retirement of "peaker" generating units with capacity of 15 megawatts or more. Those fossil fuel-fired, simple-cycle combustion turbines run at times of high demand, and are low in efficiency and Walter AlvaradoWalter Alvarado, Vice President, System & Transmission Operation, Con EdisonBy
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