“The type of damage that we’ve had from these is typically a multi-day restoration effort for us because we’re talking about broken poles, trees down, where the trees have to be cleared off first, wires that come down,” said Com-Ed representative Paul Callighan. “A lot of physical damage.”

via Com-Ed Begins Installation of Smart Grid.

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