Chicago Area Utilities Join Forces to Help Families Reduce Electricity and Natural Gas Bills

Super Savers Program offered by ComEd and Peoples Gas teaches kids,
families, to become more energy efficient

CHICAGO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–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
equip them to share money- and energy-saving tips with their families.

The annual program launched today at Jose de Diego Community Academy,
located on Chicago’s near north side, where Commissioner Miguel del
Valle of the Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC) and representatives from
ComEd and Peoples Gas were on-hand to deliver Super Savers kits to the
school’s fifth grade students.

Jose de Diego fifth grade teacher Pam Alexandroff believes the program
is a fun and educational way to get kids to think about concrete ways
they can help the environment. “The Super Savers Program is a fun,
practical way for kids to teach their own families how to save energy at
home,” she said. “They can see for themselves how small steps can lead
to big changes in energy usage.”

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), an energy-saving 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 empowering our customers to save energy and money
on their electric costs. In partnership with Peoples Gas, we are pleased
to bring this engaging program to public schools across our service area
to help students, our future customers, learn more about how to use
energy wisely,” said Fidel Marquez, senior vice president of
Governmental and External Affairs, ComEd.

“Seeing fifth graders learn and demonstrate energy efficiency and water
conservation is an important part of putting STEM skills into practice,”
said Michelle Rindt, vice president – Customer Service, Peoples Gas. “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. 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 WEC Energy Group (NYSE: WEC), is a
regulated natural gas delivery company that serves approximately 831,000
residential, commercial and industrial customers in the city of Chicago.
This year Peoples Gas is celebrating 165 years of delivering safe and
reliable natural gas service. You can find more information about
natural gas safety, energy efficiency and other energy-related topics at
peoplesgasdelivery.com

Contacts

ComEd:
Liz Keating, (312) 394-3500
or
Peoples
Gas:
Jennifer Block, (312) 465-0911