Electric System Enhancements Help Keep the Lights on for PECO Customers
June 17 2015 - 3:45PM
Business Wire
Ongoing electric system upgrades improve
service reliability
From January through March, PECO completed more than 315
projects to enhance electric reliability for customers across
Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, Philadelphia and York
counties. Each year, PECO invests approximately $500 million to
improve the electric system infrastructure, including performing
preventive maintenance and upgrading equipment.
Specifically, 275 maintenance projects were completed as part of
PECO’s ongoing system work.
PECO also upgraded and installed new equipment throughout the
region, including 12 new advanced aerial reclosers. When a problem
occurs, like a fallen tree limb, lightning strike or vehicle
accident, the recloser stops the flow of electricity on the line
and automatically restores electricity if possible. There are
currently more than 1,650 reclosers on PECO’s system, and these
devices prevented more than one million sustained power
interruptions for PECO customers in 2014.
To help prevent power outages caused by vegetation, PECO also
installs reinforced tree-resistant aerial electric lines. These
lines are stronger than traditional lines and can better withstand
falling trees and tree limbs. In 2014, PECO installed 10,600 feet
of this wire. In total, more than 18 miles of this wire has been
installed across the service territory with an additional 1,300
feet installed during the first quarter of 2015.
PECO also continues its rigorous tree trimming program to limit
the number of power outages caused by trees and other vegetation.
In 2015, the company is investing about $36 million on tree pruning
and other vegetation removal around approximately 2,800 miles of
aerial power lines along the PECO electric distribution and
transmission systems.
“These projects are critical to providing our customers with
safe and reliable service every day,” said John McDonald, vice
president of Technical Services. “We continuously monitor our
system performance to identify areas where we can upgrade our
equipment or perform preventive maintenance work to deliver the
reliable service our customers expect.”
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. 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.
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