The future of energy requires fresh perspective and diverse talent to tackle evolving challenges. This Black History Month, ComEd is holding its fifth-annual Solar Spotlight program to help power this future, working with African-American high school students from across the communities ComEd serves to explore STEM fields through hands-on, educational projects. More than 90 high school students will participate in ComEd’s Solar Spotlight. They will work alongside STEM professionals, including ComEd engineers and executives:

• On Saturday, Feb. 15, students will build portable solar suitcases from We Care Solar at Illinois Tech. Serving as backup power sources for lights, cell phones and computers during emergencies, the suitcases will be sent with personal notes from the students to areas recently devastated by natural disasters, including Kenya and the Bahamas.

More than 200 students have participated in the ComEd Solar Spotlight program for Black History Month over the past four years. It is the first in a series of STEM programs that ComEd leads each year. In the summer, ComEd’s Icebox Derby will challenge Chicagoland girls to turn recycled fridges into electric racecars, and in September, ComEd will host a second Solar Spotlight program during Hispanic Heritage Month. For more information, visit ComEd.com/SolarSpotlight.