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Council committee clears Commonwealth Edison variances to add poles for reliability and private solar
Summary
The committee approved two variances requested by Commonwealth Edison to install new utility poles — one for system reliability on Northwest Highway and a set to serve private solar panels on a self-storage facility on East Dundee Road; ComEd told the committee overhead service is typically less costly than underground.
The Police Policy and Code Services Committee approved two variances allowing Commonwealth Edison to install new above-ground utility poles in Palatine.
One variance permits a new wood pole in the right of way in front of 548 West Northwest Highway. The committee was told the new pole is intended to improve system reliability and to help the utility respond more promptly to outages.
A second variance authorizes three new poles…
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