Technicians expect to begin installing Smart Meters from Tuesday September 8th through Friday September 11th.

ComEd Reps have advised Management they will begin replacing all old meters with the new Smart Meters. Reportedly, this technology expands the growing ‘smart grid’, and will help empower individual consumers with greater oversight over billing and day to day power usage.  This will be for all residential accounts at Park Tower beginning Tuesday September 8th, and is expected to take place between 9am to 5pm and proceed floor by floor through Friday September 11th.

All residents should have received formal announcements by mail directly from ComEd, with more information about this process and what it means for management of your future electricity use and billing.

Technicians expect to replace about 200 meters per day, again floor by floor. They have told us the power may go out for a few seconds when they take the old meter out and put the smart meter in. When this is being done, they will knock on your door in case you are home, to give you a heads up the power may go off. (If such an outage would create any problems for you such as with any medical devices you use, you can let them know in advance by calling 1-866-368-8326. They can make any preparations necessary.)

In the meantime, I pulled some information directly from their website, to help residents better understand Smart Meters:

Smart Meters Offer You More Benefits

More than one million smart meters have already been installed across northern Illinois. Customers who have smart meters installed at their homes can enjoy the following benefits:

	Access to online energy-management tools, high-usage alerts and weekly reports summarizing daily electricity usage to help manage electric bills.
	The option to enroll in ComEd’s Peak Time Savings program, and earn a credit on electric bills by voluntarily reducing electricity use when it is most in demand.
	Fewer estimated bills, and smart meters help eliminate the need for a meter reader to visit your home.

Look what your home’s smart meter can do to save energy and money.

Do You Have a Smart Meter?

ComEd plans to install approximately 4 million smart meters in all homes and businesses across northern Illinois by the end of 2018. Our Installation Schedule can help you determine if a smart meter has been installed at your home, or when you can expect to have a smart meter installed. If a smart meter has not yet been installed at your home, here’s what you can expect during installation:

	You will be notified by mail when installations are scheduled for your area.
	A uniformed meter installer with appropriate identification from ComEd or Corix, a ComEd-authorized contractor, will perform the installation at no cost to you.
	Please be sure there is nothing blocking access to the meter.
	Installation typically takes 10 minutes. Expect a brief interruption to your electric service.

For more information about smart meter installations and benefits, check out the Smart Meter Education tab to the right.

“With a smart meter, we have access to tools and programs to help us save.”

– Leticia & Rafael Gonzalez