PECO Completes Key Work for Safe and Reliable Service All Winter Long

As the company prepares for winter, now is a good time for customers
to prepare too!

PHILADELPHIA–(BUSINESS WIRE)–As temperatures begin to drop, PECO has completed more than a dozen
projects to keep the lights on and natural gas flowing for customers all
winter long.

Each year, PECO invests nearly $100 million in the company’s natural gas
system to provide safe and reliable service for customers. This work
includes equipment inspections, repairs and replacements, and preventive
maintenance on the company’s natural gas transmission and distribution
system.

This year PECO installed more than 6,600 feet of underground natural gas
main to meet the growing needs of customers. The company also completed
80 projects to replace more than 95,000 feet of existing natural gas
line with new plastic pipe, which enhances safety, is more durable and
improves service. PECO also has secured natural gas supply and completed
filling storage facilities to serve more than 508,000 natural gas
customers this heating season.

The company also has inspected more than 10,000 miles of aerial electric
lines and more than 2,100 manholes to examine and make any needed
repairs to underground electrical equipment. PECO also has completed
eight electrical enhancement projects to meet increased customer demand
during the winter. This seasonal readiness work is a part of $500
million invested each year in the company’s electric system.

“Our customers depend on us to safely deliver the energy they need –
this is particularly critical during the colder winter months,” said
Craig Adams, president and CEO. “The completion of these projects marks
months and months of work to ensure we are ready to meet their needs.”

As PECO prepares for winter, customers are reminded to prepare too.

Here are some helpful tips:

  • Clean air vents around the house.
  • Install storm windows and doors.
  • Check weather stripping and caulking around windows and doors.
  • Install seals behind electrical outlets and switches along exterior
    walls.

PECO also reminds customers to test their heating system and have it
inspected by a qualified technician. Regular service will ensure the
heating system operates safely and efficiently for the season ahead.

For customers not currently heating with natural gas, new programs and
incentives are available to help make the switch more affordable.
Customers continue to save money due to lower natural gas prices. Today,
average customers are paying about 50 percent less for natural gas than
they did in 2008.

PECO provides a variety of rebates for customers switching to natural
gas or installing energy efficient natural gas heating equipment:

  • PECO Smart Natural Gas Conversion offers rebates up to $200 for
    residential and up to $1,000 for commercial customers that switch to
    natural gas heat from another fuel source.
  • PECO Smart Gas Efficiency Upgrade provides up to $300 in rebates for
    customers installing ENERGY STAR® qualified natural gas furnaces or
    boilers.
  • PECO Smart Home Rebates offers customers up to $1,000 for switching
    from an electric furnace, electric baseboard heat or from an air
    source heat pump system to an ENERGY STAR® natural gas furnace or
    boiler.

For more information about making the switch to natural gas, visit peco.com/gasconversion
or call 1-866-685-5665.

Based in Philadelphia, PECO is an electric and natural gas utility
subsidiary of Exelon Corporation (NYSE: EXC). PECO serves 1.6 million
electric and more than 506,000 natural gas customers in southeastern
Pennsylvania and employs about 2,400 people in the region. In 2014,
PECO’s operations created an estimated economic impact of $4.5 billion
in Pennsylvania, supporting more than 9,600 local jobs and producing
$760 million in labor income.
PECO delivered 89.9 billion cubic
feet of natural gas and 37.5 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity in
2014. Founded in 1881, PECO is one of the Greater Philadelphia Region’s
most active corporate citizens, providing leadership, volunteer and
financial support to numerous arts and culture, education,
environmental, economic development and community programs and
organizations. For more information visit
PECO.com,
and connect with the company on
Facebook
and
Twitter.

If you are a member of the media and would like to receive PECO news
releases via email, please send your email address to
PECO.Communication@exeloncorp.com.

Contacts

PECO
Greg Smore, 215-841-5555
Greg.Smore@exeloncorp.com

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