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Building robots and making connections, this is how #STEM brings students together. Read more about the students and mentors' experience building and coding their own robot at our annul Hispanic Heritage Month STEM Labs event: http://spr.ly/6009ULVXN 🔗👈

I’m in Tokyo, Japan this week as part of Governor JB Pritzker’s international trade mission, highlighting all the opportunities Illinois offers for investment and partnership. On Wednesday, ComEd sponsored a #CleanEnergy and #CleanTechnology roundtable comprised of the entire Illinois delegation with top executives from Japanese energy companies, including Toshiba, Hitachi Energy,Tokyo Electric Power Company, Invenergy Japan, Nippon Koei Energy Solutions Co., Ltd., e-Mobility Power Co., Inc., Kandenko Co Ltd, Takaoka Toko Ltd., and Nichicon (America) Corporation.   With ComEd’s industry-leading reliability, plus a strong pipeline of talent in #OurCommunities, it’s a great time for businesses to #BeInIllinois! Thank you to Governor JB Pritzker, Illinois House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch, Illinois Senate President Don Harmon, President & CEO Christy George and the Intersect Illinois team and Director Kristin Richards and her team at the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity for illustrating the many benefits of doing business in our state. Gratitude to Norman L. Tweeboom and David Kang of Bloomberg and BloombergNEF respectively for hosting the roundtable and providing an overview of the clean energy transition globally, in the US, and Japan. And special thanks to Intersect Illinois Chairman John Atkinson for providing the inspiration of this Clean Energy and CleanTech Roundtable. Read press release here👉 https://lnkd.in/dkgCFPhV

📣 Calling all #STEM students in Illinois! 🎓 Our Future of Energy Scholarship awards highs school and college students pursuing a STEM degree up to $10,000 with an opportunity to apply for renewal annually. In addition, the top applicants will receive an opportunity for a paid internship, designed to give them hands-on experience in the energy industry. Don't wait - applications close November 3, 2024. Apply today: spr.ly/6004Ucv2g

Join our team at the Chicago Build Expo, the Midwest's largest construction & design show! Meet us at booth #481 at McCormick Place October 22-23 to learn more about our Energy Efficiency Program, stay ahead of industry trends and hear from the best in the field. Register for your free tickets today at ChicagoBuildExpo.com.

Our crews are heading to Florida to support Duke Energy Corporation and Tampa Electric with Hurricane Milton restoration efforts.⚡️In addition to our teams leaving Illinois today, our crews and equipment that supported Hurricane Helene restoration efforts are traveling to Florida from South Carolina and Georgia as well. In total, more than 250 of our amazing employees are joining this massive effort, safely #PoweringLives with the same passion and skills they’d show at home. Nichole Owens (Tillman), our VP of Distribution Operations encouraged our crews during send off.

📣 Calling all future trades workers in IL! Our Future of Energy Scholarship is now open. 👷♀️ You can receive $2,500 for trades schools, advance certificates and related expenses. This includes programs with a focus on electrical and line work, HVAC, mechanic/electric vehicle, plumbing, environmental, drafting and design, construction, and more. Don't wait - applications close November 3, 2024. Apply today: http://spr.ly/6006UcLpu

Yesterday was #NationalLEDLightDay! 💡The City of Rockford Illinois recognized ComEd for our role in installing thousands of LED streetlights, which are saving Rockford residents energy and thousands of dollars each year. Mayor Tom McNamara presented George Gaulrapp, our Rockford-area External Affairs manager with a proclamation celebrating the day and encouraging customers to save energy and money.

It’s time to think about going electric! ⚡ We’re launched a new resource for customers considering switching from traditional furnaces to electric heat pumps. A heat pump acts as a reverse air conditioner, capable of both heating and cooling your home all year round. Our new Go Electric site provides user-friendly tips and information: 📋 Heat pump 101 🔧 Heap Pump options and installation 💵 Personalized savings calculator 👷♂️ Contractor finder Read more about how you can reduce your energy usage and lower carbon emissions: bit.ly/482MDH8

Join us in giving an electrified round of applause congratulating our Assistant Operator class for completing Assistant Operating school! This 8-week journey is the first of two progression schools in becoming an Area Operator. For the next 4 months, this group will work under the direction of an Area Operator to perfect their skills. Our commitment to field education ensures our teams can keep #PoweringLives safely in #OurCommunities.

We’re honored to join school district, community leaders and EV stakeholders in celebrating Herscher Community Unit School District No. 2’s new #EV bus barn – the largest single EV school bus site in the state! The district also unveiled 25 new LionC all-electric school buses, built by local EV manufacturer Lion Electric! We proudly supported the launch of this new, all electric vehicle barn by livening over 2 dozen chargers in the EV bus depot earlier this year, and provided infrastructure enhancements to enable on site charging, supporting the district in ensuring students can get to and from school safely and sustainably. “ComEd is proud to power the new all-electric buses at Herscher School District, which is demonstrating how to use clean energy technology to drive down emissions in pursuit of a cleaner, more resilient future for their students and broader community,” said Louie Binswanger , our SVP of Governmental, Regulatory and External Affairs. “With EVs on the rise in northern Illinois, ComEd remains committed to working with our communities and partners across the state to ensure the grid is prepared to reliably meet the demands of our customers today, and well into the clean energy future of tomorrow.” As part of our commitment to the #EV transition in northern Illinois, we launched nearly $90 million in rebates earlier this year to help our customers make the switch, including those purchasing commercial fleet vehicles like school buses. Since we launched our programs, we’ve incentivized over 2,200 new chargers, more than 100 new fleet vehicles on the roads today, and we’ve reached nearly 300 unique zip codes with funding for EV projects. Our efforts are supporting an equitable transition across all communities. Learn more today at ComEd.com/Clean.