Although Rolling Meadows aldermen said that Commonwealth Edison has improved electric service to the community over the past three years, officials Tuesday night said they will continue to hold the utility accountable until reliability meets company benchmarks.
Over the past two years, ComEd has tried to replace outmoded equipment that prompted a number of lengthy power failures about three years ago.
ComEd representatives told the council Tuesday that the city’s status has changed from being classified as a “red” community–or serious problem area–to a “yellow” one, meaning significant progress has been made in reliability.
Since 1998, the number of power interruptions has dropped from 3.12 per year to 1.77 so far in 2000, said Nick Davey, ComEd distribution operations director for the north central region.
“ComEd has made substantial investments in our community,” Village Manager William Barlow said. “We should not be happy until we go below the average. I’m not happy that we’ve had to scream to get the results. We owe it to our residents to hold their feet to the fire.”
