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Committee questions ComEd AMI mesh agreement and smart-meter rollout, raises access and outreach concerns
Summary
Waukegan aldermen questioned staff about a proposed joint-use agreement with ComEd to expand an AMI mesh network for smart meter reads (effective June 2026–2041). Staff said the first-year rollout targets 1,000 readout units, with 5,000 the following year; aldermen pressed staff on in-home access, outreach in English and Spanish, battery life and conflicting meter counts.
City staff and committee members discussed a proposed joint-use agreement with ComEd to expand an advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) mesh network to capture water usage data from customer meters.
Staff explained the agreement covers the network that reads a device mounted on the outside/top of existing meters; they said the work does not require shutting off water and that the first-year rollout would replace readout devices on 1,000 meters with 5,000 planned the following year as part of a five-year deployment. Staff described the rollout as necessary to move to new meter-reading software and to stop door-to-door manual reads.
Alderman Florian said he was not present for earlier briefings…
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