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ComEd, Rockford Mayor McNamara and Local Leaders Announce Launch of Community of the Future in Rockford
Local organizations and leaders to help introduce advanced energy technologies that help build sustainability and resiliency across Rockford ROCKFORD,
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[{"type":"text","content":"\nLocal organizations and leaders to help introduce advanced energy technologies that help build sustainability and resiliency across Rockford\n\n ROCKFORD, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--\nToday, ComEd and the city of Rockford announced the expansion of ComEd’s Community of the Future (CoF) program to the Rockford area.\n\nComEd’s CoF program is a partnership with local organizations and leaders to demonstrate advanced energy technologies that help build sustainability and resiliency across the areas ComEd serves. The CoF is part of ComEd’s commitment to making power grid investments to expand clean energy technologies, including renewables such as solar power, and electric vehicles to help customers reduce costs and carbon footprints.\n\n“Across our region and across the country, there is a large-scale effort to make our communities more sustainable, resilient and equitable through power grid investments that integrate clean energy technologies, including renewables such as solar power, and electric vehicles to help customers reduce costs and carbon footprints,” said ComEd CEO Gil Quiniones. “The Rockford Community of the Future is the type of partnership with local leaders that will help us identify and address which of these efforts will best serve the needs of this vibrant community.”\n\nComEd’s Community of the Future is an approach to innovation that is actively guided by ongoing partnerships. Through these community partnerships, ComEd ensures that advanced technology demonstrations are grounded in community engagement that seeks to identify and address community needs, resulting in environmental sustainability; community safety; enhanced job and business growth; more reliable and resilient power; and greater access to resources that improve residents’ quality of life.\n\n“We are proud to be named a Community of the Future by ComEd,” says Rockford Mayor Tom McNamara. “ComEd continues to be an outstanding community partner, and we’re looking forward to this new distinction bringing more saving, sustainability and innovation to Rockford.”\n\nTo contribute to building a sustainable Rockford, ComEd convened a Community Advisory Council of 15 community leaders who have committed to supporting and introducing advanced technologies that are tailored to address the needs of area residents. Members of the Rockford advisory board include:...