technology leaders Air Quality Monitoring Home Energy Portal Disaster Management and Notification Smart Street Traffic Lights Management Snow Removal Monitoring Public WiFi Smart Meter EV Charging Intelligent Waste Management Microgrid Figure 5. A model for addressing community priorities. Community Mobility Microgrids and Nanogrids Smart FAA Lights Water Metering Air Quality and Environmental Sensors Smart City Initiatives Intelligent Substations Grid Data Analytics Community Energy Storage Short-Term Initiatives Figure 6. The ongoing smart city initiatives at ComEd. FAA: Federal Aviation Administration. architecture that reduces system loss- es and improves sustainability. as a future service offering, nanogrids can support livability and workabil- 12 I EEE E l e c t r i f i c a t i on M a gaz ine / j un e 2018 ity through reliable power and ener- gy independence. other initiatives focused on phys- ical layer upgrades in line with smart city developments are ev charging stations and superconductor proj- ects. the ev market is expected to experience a significant growth over the next decade, which represents an opportunity for Comed to grow its business. as the gas station infra- structure is the responsibility of the oil companies, support for the ev charging infrastructure could be part of the future utility operations. Comed is already supporting this shift by providing ev charging infra- structure for Comed employees and converting parts of its fleet to evs. When evs are charged with power generated from the renewable energy resources, they can provide a sus- tainable source of transportation to a smart city. the communication infra- structure built for the smart grid is being used to derive data and esti- mate the impact of ev charging sta- tions on the grid to enable higher levels of ev penetration without affecting the grid's overall power quality and reliability. to further sup- port the economic growth in down- town Chicago, Comed is exploring the feasibility of superconductors to