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TODAY: EPA Administrator in Chicago to Tour Coalition: Energy and Announce Target of Installing One Million New Smart Thermostats Initiative

10/08/2015

Contact Information:

Melissa Harrison (harrison.melissa@epa.gov)

202-564-8421, 202-697-0208

CHICAGO - Today, EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy will tour Coalition: Energy and join state and local leaders in a press conference to announce a new smart thermostat initiative for Illinois with a target of installing one million smart thermostats over the next five years.

The smart thermostat initiative, a partnership between utilities and advocacy groups, is the largest effort of its kind in the nation. Homeowners across Northern Illinois will be eligible for rebates on smart thermostats that can cut the cost of the devices in half, making the convenience and increased control of energy use more affordable.

With President Obama's leadership, EPA is ramping up efforts to cut air and water pollution, expand public outreach, enforce laws to defend public health, and hold polluters accountable. Through President Obama's Climate Action Plan, EPA is taking historic action to fight the economic and public health risks of a changing climate by cutting carbon pollution from power plants.

WHAT: Coalition: Energy Tour & Smart Thermostat Initiative Announcement

WHO: EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy
Brien Sheahan, Chairman, Illinois Commerce
Anne Pramaggiore, CEO, ComEd
Howard Learner, Executive Director, Environmental Law & Policy Center
Rob Kelter, Senior Attorney, Environmental Law & Policy Center
David Kolata, Executive Director, Citizen's Utility Board

**Executives from ecobee and Nest, as well as customers with smart thermostats will also be on hand.

WHEN: Thursday, October 8, 2015.
Tour begins at 9:30 am (open press)
Press conference begins at 10:00 am

WHERE: Coalition: Energy (18 South Michigan Avenue, 12th Floor)