Creating a More Sustainable Future Starts at Home

As a reminder of the small steps that everyone can take to save energy and conserve natural resources, ComEd joined the City of Chicago and the World Wildlife Fund to celebrate Earth Hour on March 29 with a symbolic “lights out” moment at the Chicago Cultural Center.

Created by the World Wildlife Fund in 2007, Earth Hour is the world’s largest annual voluntary environmental action event to raise awareness about climate change. The highlight of every Earth Hour is watching local iconic landmarks go dark for one hour.

At 8:30 p.m., thousands in Chicago and Illinois joined millions of others across the globe in observing Earth Hour by turning off their non-essential lights for one hour. ComEd’s sister utilities, BGE in Baltimore, and PECO in Philadelphia, also participated in recognizing this global event.

Prior to the “lights out” moment, the City of Chicago received a $30,000 grant from the World Wildlife Fund’s Earth Hour City Challenge, a year-long competition recognizing cities that advance renewable energy or energy efficiency projects in the community. Earlier this month, Chicago was selected out of a group of 60 cities as the United States’ Earth Hour Capital by a global jury of experts convened by the World Wildlife Fund. Chicago will use the grant award to launch a partnership to help make going solar more affordable.

During Earth Hour and every day, ComEd is committed to creating a stronger, more sustainable future for the region.  We’re constantly working to make our own operations more efficient and to offer residents and businesses the tools and technology to conserve electricity and protect the environment.

ComEd’s sponsorship of Earth Hour supports the company’s focus on environmental programs and energy-efficiency education and action.  ComEd provides easy-to-follow energy-efficiency tips for households and businesses at www.comed.com/smartideas.

For more information about Earth Hour, visit comed.com/EarthHour. You can also follow Earth Hour Illinois on Facebook at www.facebook.com/EarthHourIL or on twitter: @EarthHourIL.