Learn more about the many elements of clean energy at the ComEd Smart Energy Hubs. With two great locations in Chicago and Rockford, students and learners of all ages can engage with interactive exhibits to learn how energy interacts with your daily life and how to contribute to a clean energy future.
- How energy is generated and delivered
- The impact of Smart Grid technology
- Renewable energy sources including The Power of Solar
- Safety with electricity
- Communities of the future….and more!
- The lessons, discussions, and activities throughout this experience support a STEM-based curriculum by emphasizing key concepts in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics.
- The Smart Energy Hubs at the ComEd Chicago and Rockford Training Centers each have a dedicated room with 6 interactive stations. Due to fire codes and building security requirements, the experience is recommended for a single group of 5-32 students at any given time with a recommendation of 1 chaperone per every 8 students to ensure both safety and equal student participation opportunities.
- Multiple groups/classes are not allowed on-site at the same time with the exception of exchanging students on/off buses
- There are NO facilities for groups/classes to eat lunches on site
- If you need to cancel or reschedule, please contact FieldTripFactory.Org at least 24 hours before your scheduled arrival – please do not attempt to contact the facility directly
- Scout Groups: Receive a patch for each scout participating in this event – please ask your Field Trip Leader
- Need special assistance with a large group or a short notice booking (less than 2 weeks) – please contact FieldTripFactory.Org directly to discuss options
- The ComEd Smart Energy Hub is open 7 days a week 8a-8p (except major holidays)
ComEd – Smart Energy Hub – Chicago
Average Rating: 4.8
The ComEd Smart Energy Hubs
Steps to the Future Day care
08/15/2018
GOOD TIME ALL AGAIN
The ComEd Smart Energy Hubs
Illinois Green Alliance
08/09/2018
Despite a little confusion about getting connected to career contacts, everyone was super helpful to make the field trip go smoothly! One of the instructors even ended up being available to talk to the students – I think this definitely made the trip worthwhile for this particular group. For their age group (16-24) the activities that really resonated were the generating your own energy bikes/cranks and the energy at home quiz. The intro presentation was a little basic/review of things they had learned. If there are more requests for groups like this I would definitely recommend somehow incorporating a bigger career piece if possible, but understand restrictions/availability of having those professionals available.
The ComEd Smart Energy Hubs
Youth Guidance
08/08/2018
This experience provided our children with understanding how electricity is generated how it works and most of all consumption and conservation about how to save
