ComEd Icebox Derby Helps 30 Young Women Bridge the Gap in STEM, Awards Each with $1,500 Scholarship

ComEd has selected 30 young women ages 13 to 18 to participate in the sixth-annual ComEd Icebox Derby, a program the energy company developed to encourage women to pursue science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education and careers. Each participant will receive a $1,500 scholarship.
Icebox Derby participants transform old refrigerators from ComEd’s Fridge and Freezer Recycling program into solar-enhanced racecars. Six teams of girls will work with ComEd mentors to assemble and r