Chicago Goes Underground With Transmissions

摘要

In october 2011, the Illinois General Assembly enacted the Energy Infrastructure Modernization Act (EIMA). One of the main beneficiaries was ComEd, the Chicago-based electric/gas utility. With the passage of the EIMA, ComEd embarked on a 10-year, $2.6 billion program to modernize its power system. "The EIMA investments have provided an important boost to local manufacturers, suppliers and service providers with the expertise needed to support the electrical upgrade system," ComEd said in a press release. Some of those service providers to benefit have been electrical contractors in Illinois, including INTREN (Union, Ill.), Aldridge Electric (Libertyville, Ill.) and Meade Electric (McCook, Ill).