CHICAGO(WBBM NEWSRADIO) -- Commonwealth Edison has told Chicago City Council members that the utility company is ready to keep the electricity flowing even through the hottest days this summer. Storms may be a problem though.
As they say almost every year at this time, top ComEd officials say the power company is prepared for the high demands of the summer cooling season.
"We broke a reliability record in 2022 and we're on track to achieve that record-breaking result in 2023," said Michelle Blaise, ComEd's Senior Vice-President for Technical Services.
She told City Council they've been preparing for the big storms too. There have been fewer power outages and they are shorter, Blaise said and ComEd has the equipment and personnel to contend with the now more frequent severe storm.
However, Chief operating officer Terrence Donnelly isn't making promises.
"We've been around this business a long time, so we always hesitate, because stuff happens and stuff can happen on a very complex grid serving a global city."
Still, he said they work to get the power back on after storms as quickly as possible.
The ComEd officials were not questioned about the Franchise agreement with the city or the bribery scandal that ensnared some formal officials. That will probably come in another hearing.
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