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Northbrook Park District to Save Money and Help Environment through ComEd-supported Energy Efficiency Projects
ComEd program has now saved customers a total of $7 billion on their energy bills NORTHBROOK, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- ComEd and the Northbrook Park District
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[{"type":"text","content":"\nComEd program has now saved customers a total of $7 billion on their energy bills\n\n NORTHBROOK, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--\nComEd and the Northbrook Park District announced progress on an eight-location energy efficiency effort that, when completed, has the potential to save the district more than $135,000 a year on its overall electricity bills, and qualify for more than $900,000 in incentives.\n\nThe effort is made possible by the ComEd Energy Efficiency Program, which recently reached an important milestone: Since 2008, the program has saved northern Illinois families and businesses approximately $7 billion on their electric bills. In May, the program also received the highest level of recognition from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) with an ENERGY STAR® Partner of the Year—Sustained Excellence Award.\n\n“I can't think of a better way to celebrate the achievement of $7 billion in customer savings than by recognizing the Northbrook Park District for their energy-saving efforts,” said Erica Borggren, vice president of customer solutions for ComEd. “Thanks to the ComEd Energy Efficiency Program, our customers have saved on average about $1,750 – that's enough to cover the cost of an average residential energy bill for 19 months.”\n\nSince August 2019, the district has collaborated with ComEd and its authorized energy-efficiency service providers to replace light fixtures with new, reliable, resilient and energy-efficient LED fixtures at eight separate district locations. Once completed, the entire project could save the district nearly 3.8 gigawatt-hours of electricity a year, which is the amount of energy it takes to power nearly 450 ComEd customers’ homes. These savings have an environmental benefit equal to reducing more than 3.2 million pounds of carbon emissions from the atmosphere, planting nearly 1,800 acres of trees or removing more than 300 cars from the road.\n\nThe projects taking place at Northbrook Park District through the ComEd Energy Efficiency Program fit squarely into the district’s mission of environmental and financial stewardship. In addition to the current replacement projects at parks and facilities, the district has been the beneficiary of other energy efficiency grants from ComEd at Heritage Oaks Golf Club and Techny Prairie Activity Center (TPAC), a ne...