ComEd Spotlights Solar Energy in Honor of Hispanic Heritage Month
September 15 2016 - 3:58PM
Business Wire
Solar Spotlight program focuses on teaching
Latino high school students about solar energy and STEM careers
ComEd is celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month by providing Latino
high school students with the opportunity to learn more about solar
energy and career opportunities in the STEM (science, technology,
engineering and math) fields through its Solar Spotlight
Program.
In partnership with local community organizations and schools,
including Aspira, Chicago Scholars, East Aurora High School,
Instituto, and Alternatives, ComEd’s Solar Spotlight Program will
take more than 40 Chicagoland high school students through an
innovative, two-day STEM immersion experience where students will
assemble solar modules and presentations about notable Latinos in
STEM-related fields. The culmination is a Lighting Dedication
Ceremony in which ComEd will install solar lights in four community
locations to commemorate the students’ work. Locations include:
- Belmont Gardens
- Little Village
- South Chicago
- Aurora, Ill
“Exposure to STEM experiences is important as high school
students consider their future career paths,” said Fidel Marquez,
senior vice president, Governmental and External Affairs, ComEd.
“As a leader in the energy industry, ComEd is focused on helping to
grow important clean energy resources like solar, while also
inspiring and equipping tomorrow’s STEM leaders with the skills
they need to become part of our future workforce. Our Solar
Spotlight Program brings these two visions together by helping
students learn more about solar energy and opening up the realm of
STEM opportunities for them to consider.”
Other Solar Spotlight partners include: Chris Williams of
Millennium Solar Electric, a local solar installer from Chicago,
who will provide the students with instruction, insight and
hands-on training for the various STEM aspects that go into
designing, building and installing solar-powered lights. MZI, a
Hispanic-owned company and one of ComEd’s diverse suppliers
specializing in electrical and mechanical construction and energy
infrastructure, will install the solar lights in the outlined
communities. ComEd employees will serve as mentors helping with
hands-on solar activities and sharing their career stories with
students. Local Latino celebrity personalities, Gabe Ramirez from
B96 and Mike Oquendo of the Mikey O Comedy Show will be onsite to
help with creating community awareness and keeping the student
participants engaged. Yuri Lane, the human beatbox, known for
beatboxing through a harmonica, also will be on hand to perform for
students.
The general public is invited to learn more about the students’
journey through ComEd’s Solar Spotlight Program by visiting the
Powering Lives Network www.poweringlives.comed.com. ComEd proudly
celebrates diversity year-round through programming that provides
broad public exposure to diversity in the communities that the
company serves. To learn more about ComEd’s community support,
visit ComEd.com/community.
Commonwealth Edison Company (ComEd) is a unit of Chicago-based
Exelon Corporation (NYSE: EXC), the nation’s leading competitive
energy provider, with approximately 10 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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