ComEd Celebrates Earth Week by Helping Students Get Smart about Energy Management

The ComEd $10,000 Earth Month Challenge teaches students how to save energy using smart meters

CHICAGO (April 21, 2015) – ComEd’s $10,000 Earth Month Challenge is underway and helping approximately 6,000 students in northern Illinois learn about smart meters and how they can help their families better manage electricity usage, become more energy efficient and save money.

Eighteen schools within ComEd’s smart meter deployment area have signed on to participate in the competition in which students, with assistance from their parents and teachers, earn points for their school for completing tasks and extra credit activities. ComEd will award a total of $10,000 in prize money to the top five schools, including a $5,000 grand prize for the top-ranked school along with an end-of-the-year ice cream party.

“As we deploy smart meters across our service area, we want all of our customers to know about the value smart meter technology offers in terms of giving them greater control over their energy usage,” said Val Jensen, senior vice president of Customer Operations, ComEd. “This Challenge is a fun and creative way to help customers understand how much electricity they’re using and how they can manage their usage to realize meaningful savings.”

To kick-off the Earth Month Challenge, ComEd representatives visited each of the participating schools to host an event including games and prizes for the students. The Challenge runs throughout Earth Month (April), and the top five performing schools will be announced in May.

Visit ComEd.com/EMC or ComEd’s Facebook page to view a leaderboard showing the ranking of participating schools.

The ComEd $10,000 Earth Month Challenge Contestants:

School Address City

Hiawatha Elementary

6539 W 26th Street

Berwyn

Komensky Elementary School

2515 Cuyler

Berwyn

Piper School

2435 Kenilworth

Berwyn

Edwards Elementary School

4815 S Karlov

Chicago

Our Lady of Grace

2446 N Ridgeway Ave

Chicago

Shields Elementary

4250 Rockwell St

Chicago

St Nicholas of Tolentine

3741 W 62nd St

Chicago

St Viator Elementary

4140 W Addison

Chicago

Tarkington School of Excellence

3330 W 71st St

Chicago

Goodwin School

2625 S Austin Blvd

Cicero

Cicero East Elementary School

2324 South 49th Ave.

Cicero

St Zachary

567 W Algonquin Road

Des Plaines

James Giles School

4251 N Oriole Ave

Norridge

John V Leigh School

8151 W Lawrence

Norridge

St Theresa

445 N Benton St

Palatine

St Cyprian

2561 Clinton St

River Grove

St Mary School

97 Herrick Road

Riverside

Divine Infant Jesus School

1640 Newcastle Ave

Westchester

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Commonwealth Edison Company (ComEd) is a unit of Chicago-based Exelon Corporation (NYSE: EXC), the nation’s leading competitive energy provider, with approximately 7.8 million customers. ComEd provides service to approximately 3.8 million customers across northern Illinois, or 70 percent of the state’s population. For more information visit ComEd.com, and connect with the company on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube.