ComEd projects
Here’s a sampling of suburban projects:
Arlington Heights
First quarter of 2012: Replace more than 8,900 feet of underground residential distribution cable, or URD cable. Installing six distribution automation devices, replacing 20 feet of mainline cable and testing.
Remainder of 2012: Replace more than 18,900 feet of URD cable. Tree trimmings in four locations.
Des Plaines
First quarter of 2012: Replace over 270 feet of URD cable. Installing four distribution automation devices and testing.
Remainder of 2012: Replace about 560 feet of URD cable. Replace and reinforce utility poles in one location. Tree trimming in eight locations.
Elgin
First quarter of 2012: Replace more than 680 feet of URD cable. Replace more than 2,700 feet of mainline cable. Later in 2012: Replace about 30,400 feet of URD cable. Tree trimming in more than 20 locations.
Gurnee
First quarter of 2012: Replace more than 150 feet of URD cable. Installing eight distribution automation devices.
Remainder of 2012: Replace more than 17,890 feet of URD cable. Tree trimming in more than 15 locations.
Hoffman Estates
First quarter of 2012: Replace more than 19,320 feet of URD cable. Replacing more than 1,500 feet of mainline cable.
Remainder of 2012: Replace more than 18,000 feet of URD cable. Tree trimming.
Lombard
First quarter of 2012: Install lightning enhancement and one distribution automation device.
Remainder of 2012: Replace nearly 27,900 feet of URD cable. Tree trimming in 14 locations and installing three distribution automation devices.
Palatine
First quarter of 2012: Replace more than 45,300 feet of URD cable.
Remainder of 2012: Replace more than 49,600 feet of URD cable.
Schaumburg
First quarter of 2012: Replace more than 46,900 feet of URD cable.
Remainder of 2012: Replace more than 38,400 feet of URD cable. Installing four distribution automation devices and tree trimming in eight locations.
Wheaton
First quarter of 2012: Replace nearly 11,400 feet of URD cable.
Remainder of 2012: Replace more than 14,050 feet of URD cable. Installing four distribution automation devices and tree trimming in 14 locations.
Wheeling
First quarter of 2012: Replace more than 3,250 feet of URD cable. Lightning enhancement and installing two distribution automation devices.
Remainder of 2012: Replace more than 50,600 feet of URD cable.