Chicago Area Utilities Join Forces to Help Families Save Electricity and Natural Gas
January 27 2015 - 3:25PM
Business Wire
Super Savers Program offered by ComEd and
Peoples Gas teaches kids, and their families, how to become more
energy efficient
Nearly 5,000 Chicago fifth grade students are becoming Super
Energy Savers through a joint education program offered by ComEd
and Peoples Gas. Super Savers, a FREE science, engineering and
mathematics (STEM) based curriculum, developed for fifth grade
students, will teach thousands of students about the importance of
energy efficiency, and allow them to share money- and energy-saving
tips with their families.
The program launched today at Hefferan Elementary School, a STEM
based school located on Chicago’s west side, where Commissioner
Sherina Maye of the Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC) and
representatives from ComEd and Peoples Gas were on-hand to deliver
Super Savers kits to the schools 42 fifth grade students.
Hefferan Principal Jacqueline Hearns believes the program aligns
perfectly with the school’s STEM focus. “The Super Savers Program
involves science, technology, engineering and math,” she said. “The
program teaches meaningful concepts that can benefit the entire
household.”
The Super Savers kit, which supports state and national
education standards and benchmarks, comes complete with teacher
education materials, lesson plans, activity books, and other
engaging activities. For instance, students will receive three
compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs), a high-efficiency showerhead,
kitchen faucet aerator, digital thermometer, shower timer, and
more, to help implement classroom lessons at home. By installing
the energy-saving products included in the kit, students and their
families can learn together how to save energy and water, which
also could lower utility bills.
“ComEd is committed to helping our customers learn more about
managing their electricity use and we are pleased to partner with
Peoples Gas to help bring this program to public schools across our
service area to help students, our future customers, learn about
using energy wisely,” said Fidel Marquez, senior vice president of
Governmental and External Affairs.
“Seeing fifth graders learn and demonstrate energy efficiency
and water conservation is an important part of putting STEM skills
into practice,” said Patrick Michalkiewicz, Manager – Energy
Efficiency & Major Accounts. “We are excited to continue
working with ComEd to bring this program to elementary schools
across Chicago.”
The Super Savers program is a joint effort between ComEd, Nicor
Gas, Peoples Gas and North Shore Gas along with Resource Action
Programs®. The program was designed specifically for Illinois
Public Schools.
The annual savings produced by the overall program are projected
to save more than 632,000 kilowatt hours (kWh) of electricity and
close to 66,000 therms, enough to power 72 homes for a year.
About ComEd
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.
About Peoples Gas
Peoples Gas, a subsidiary of Integrys Energy Group, Inc. (NYSE:
TEG), is a regulated natural gas delivery company that serves
approximately 831,000 residential, commercial and industrial
customers in the city of Chicago.
ComEd:Krissy Posey, (312)
394-3500orPeoples Gas:Kathryn Hartman, (312)
240-4567
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