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ComEd outlines enclosed Gooding Grove substation upgrade in Homer Glen; trustees question height, transparency and neighborhood impacts
Summary
ComEd briefed the Homer Glen Board of Trustees on plans to enclose and modernize the Gooding Grove Substation at 13015 W. 143rd St., citing equipment age and system reliability needs. Trustees pressed the utility on building height, access to interior plans, potential noise and EMF impacts, parking and construction impacts; ComEd said the design minimizes footprint and that the work was vetted through PJM’s M3 process.
ComEd representatives presented plans to modernize the Gooding Grove Substation at 13015 West 143rd Street during a Homer Glen Board of Trustees meeting, saying the project will enclose aging equipment, update breaker systems and improve regional reliability.
"We continue to provide advancements to infrastructure technology and system hardening," Lisa Bridal, ComEd external affairs, told the board as the company described the project’s goals and the team that will follow through on design and construction. ComEd counsel said the substation handles 345-kilovolt and 138-kilovolt lines and that the project was reviewed through PJM’s M3 process and incorporated into PJM’s regional transmission expansion plan in November 2024.
Why enclosure and why the height? ComEd said enclosing equipment reduces outdoor footprint and protects…
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