News for May, 2005
Monday, May 9th, 2005
CNT testified today at the joint hearing of the Chicago City Council Committee on Finance and Committee on Economic, Capital and Technology Development. The City was considering–and ended up passing–an ordinance to study the potential of a citywide wireless network similar to the one that will be rolled out in Philadelphia. CNT was lauded by several aldermen and the City’s Chief Information Officer for its work in already developing and operating local wireless community networks that are providing broadband service in four underserved Illinois communities, two of which are in Chicago.
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Thursday, May 5th, 2005
The Community Energy Cooperative’s Energy-Smart Pricing Plan continues to draw the attention of many in the energy industry for the program’s innovative structure and findings. The program is testing whether consumers will shift their electricity demand if given access to price signals and richer information. Findings are showing that consumers will indeed change their behavior–saving them money and simultaneously helping the utility better manage overall demand. Last year, Nobel Laureate Vernon Smith, a professor at George Mason University, hailed the program as a national model for electricity demand reduction. Read what industry publication Restructuring Today had to say…
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Tuesday, May 3rd, 2005
CNT’s I-GO car sharing program recently expanded yet again, adding another car–its second–in Rogers Park, this one near Loyola University’s Lake Shore Campus. I-GO also expanded outside the Chicago city limits for the first time. Two cars, one of which is a hybrid, are now available in Evanston at the Maple Avenue Parking Garage.
I-GO is planning for continued growth. Cars are slated to be added across the Near North, Near South and Near West Sides, as well as in Pilsen, South Shore and Oak Park. This expansion is made possible in part through the support of LaSalle Bank, where a new Loop car will be added at its headquarters at ABN-AMRO Plaza, 540 West Madison Street.
Read more about I-GO expansion plans, or visit the I-GO website to join.
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