EXC Oct 2024 38.000 call

ComEd Completes One of Nation’s First Neighborhood Scale Community Microgrids in Bronzeville on Chicago’s South Side

CHICAGO, May 24, 2024--ComEd today joined leaders from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), the City of Chicago and the community of Bronzeville to mark the completion of the Bronzeville Community Microgrid (BCM) – one of the nation’s first neighborhood scale community microgrids. The new technology was ceremonially switched on at the Chicago Housing Authority’s (CHA’s) Dearborn Homes property, which supports the project with energy generated by rooftop and ground-mounted solar systems. The BCM