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

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

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.

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