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Solar Decathlon Welcomes Edison International as Host Utility Sponsor

Monday, March 23, 2015

Edison International, the parent company of Southern California Edison, is returning as a sustaining sponsor of the U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon by becoming the 2015 competition’s host utility sponsor.

"Edison International recognizes the skills needed for Southern California Edison's future workforce. For this reason, we focus some of our educational funding on programs that prepare students to excel in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics fields," says Ted Craver, chairman and CEO of Edison International. "The Solar Decathlon provides hands-on learning that motivates young people to pursue opportunities in STEM, which is why Edison International is proud to support this award-winning competition."

Photo of a man with a computer tablet demonstrating something to another man and a woman. At Solar Decathlon 2013, Ted Craver, chairman and CEO of Edison International (left), and Tammy Tumbling, director of philanthropy and community investment of Southern California Edison (center), visit with a University of Southern California team member. Edison International returns as a Solar Decathlon sustaining sponsor in 2015. (Credit: Eric Grigorian/U.S. Department of Energy)

Edison International’s sponsorship provides much of the event’s infrastructure and furnishings (such as tents, tables, chairs, and signage) as well as a temporary interconnection of bidirectional electricity flow between Southern California Edison’s electric grid and the Solar Decathlon village microgrid. In addition, Edison International will reach out to Southern California Edison customers to educate and encourage them to attend the Solar Decathlon public exhibit and provide staff members the opportunity to serve as volunteers during the public exhibit.

“We’re so pleased to welcome Edison International back as a sustaining sponsor in 2015,” says Richard King, director of the U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon. “Its generous support makes so much possible. With Edison International’s help, excess energy generated by the team houses will be supplied to the Orange County community—and when demand for energy exceeds supply, the village will be able to continue operating.”

Edison International, which was also a sustaining sponsor of Solar Decathlon 2013, plans to display Southern California Edison’s Hybrid-Powered Mobile Energy Unit within the Solar Decathlon village. This traveling exhibit will feature program literature, educational materials, and energy efficiency technologies and displays.

Carol Laurie is the communications manager of the U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon.

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