USA - CHICAGO - VIDEO: ComEd Gives Glimpse Into Shipping Container Pods Aimed at Improving Urban Farming
CHICAGO — ComEd showed off cool agriculture pods Monday which showcase indoor farming inside of shipping containers.
The shipping containers are set up with LED lighting, high-efficiency HVAC systems for fresh air and pumps to recirculate water.
It’s part of a national study to understand how utility companies can plan for indoor agriculture.
“We do microgreens, we do turnips, we do spinach and anything else we think our community would like,” said Keondre Owens with the Young Men’s Educational Network. “It just makes me happy to be around them.”
The four pods were installed in 2023 — Three in Chicago and one at Northern Illinois University in DeKalb.