Unique lighting exchange offered to first 500 ZooLights visitors on Nov. 28
CHICAGO, Nov. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- ComEd is brightening the holidays and encouraging customers to adopt energy-saving habits with its sponsorship of a unique lighting exchange and a number of festivals across northern Illinois this season.
ComEd will host an energy efficient holiday lighting exchange on Nov. 28 at Lincoln Park Zoo's annual ZooLights festival. From 5:30 to 8 p.m. ComEd will offer the first 500 people two sets of energy efficient LED (light emitting diode) lights, if they trade in two sets of traditional incandescent holiday light strands. ComEd will sponsor a second holiday light trade-in at the Museum of Science and Industry on Dec. 13 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
"This is the seventh consecutive year ComEd has partnered with the Lincoln Park Zoo and proudly sponsored ZooLights," said Val Jensen, vice president, Marketing and Environmental Programs, ComEd. "Traditions such as this provide an opportunity to celebrate the season and highlight energy conservation, by encouraging use of festive lighting that is also frugal."
Encouraging use of LEDs is one of ComEd's 12 Ways to Green, which aims to educate customers about energy efficiency to save money and to reduce their carbon footprint. LED holiday lights can pay for themselves in four to five years as a result of electricity savings and use up to 90 percent less energy than traditional light strands. LED holiday lighting also is very weather resistant, durable for outdoor use and comes in a variety of colors. Through Dec. 31, ComEd is promoting a 20 percent discount on each set of energy efficient holiday lights customers purchase via its Online Energy Store at ComEd.com.
In addition to offering LED lighting exchanges and discounts, ComEd continues its tradition of hosting local holiday festivals for families to enjoy:
ComEd Festival of Trees
From Nov. 23 to 30, the ComEd Festival of Trees at the historic Rialto Theater in Joliet will offer a weeklong holiday extravaganza with lights, holiday movies and more. For more information, visit rialtosquare.com.
Chicago Botanic Garden's Wonderland Express
Customers can visit the Chicago Botanic Garden's Wonderland Express, which features beautiful outdoor decorations completely lit by energy-efficient LEDs and a 10,000-square-foot indoor holiday exhibition featuring a miniature train chugging through 90 Chicago landmarks, flowering plants and waterfalls. Visit chicagobotanic.org to learn more about the event running from Nov. 28 to Jan. 4.
Brookfield Zoo's Holiday Magic
For the seventh consecutive year, ComEd is the presenting sponsor of the 27th Annual Holiday Magic Lights Festival at Brookfield Zoo. This festival opens Dec. 6 and runs weekends through Jan. 4. Celebrate the holiday season with family-friendly activities at Holiday Magic, featuring nearly one million twinkling lights illuminating the zoo's walkways. Learn more at czs.org.
Additionally, ComEd is offering special discounts on nearly 2 million CFL bulbs at retailers such as Ace Hardware, Costco, The Home Depot, Jewel-Osco, Lowe's, Menards, Sam's Club, and True Value, while supplies last. For more information and to take the pledge, visit http://www.comedsmartideas.com. For a complete list of participating retailers offering discounts on CFLs, visit http://www.ComEd.com or call (888) 806-2273.
ComEd's environmental initiatives support Exelon 2020, a comprehensive strategy announced earlier this year by Exelon, ComEd's parent company, to reduce, offset or displace more than 15 million metric tons of greenhouse gas emitted by its family of companies and customers.
Commonwealth Edison Company (ComEd) is a unit of Chicago-based Exelon Corporation (NYSE: EXC), one of the nation's largest electric utilities with approximately 5.4 million customers. ComEd provides service to approximately 3.8 million customers across Northern Illinois, or 70 percent of the state's population.
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