More than 1,300 System Projects Completed to Enhance Natural Gas and Electric Service for PECO Customers
October 04 2016 - 03:48PM
Business Wire
PECO completed more than 1,300 projects to enhance natural gas
and electric service for customers during the second quarter of
2016. These system enhancement projects are part of the company’s
efforts to provide customers with safe, reliable, affordable, and
clean energy and energy services. The company invests more than
$500 million each year to enhance its system infrastructure through
preventive maintenance and equipment upgrades.
Through PECO’s System 2020 plan, the company is investing an
additional $274 million during the next five years to install
advanced equipment and reinforce the local electric system, making
it more weather resistant and less vulnerable to storm damage.
“We work year-round to ensure safe and reliable natural gas and
electric service for our customers by proactively monitoring our
systems and identifying opportunities for improvement,” said Mike
Innocenzo, senior vice president and COO. “Through these ongoing
system investment initiatives, we continue to enhance our service
to meet the energy needs of our customers.”
PECO completed nearly 1,200 projects to ensure safe and reliable
natural gas service for customers. This includes equipment
inspections, repairs and replacements, and preventive maintenance
on the company’s natural gas transmission and distribution system.
From April through June, PECO inspected 1,070 miles of natural gas
main, completed more than 3,700 valve inspections and replaced
nearly 11 miles of natural gas main with plastic pipe, which
enhances safety, is more durable and improves service.
PECO also completed more than 100 electric system projects in
the second quarter of 2016, including seven System 2020 projects.
Specifically, more than 40 corrective and preventive maintenance
projects were completed. PECO continued to upgrade and install
advanced equipment throughout the region, adding 10 new aerial
devices called reclosers to its distribution system. 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 more
than 1,700 reclosers on PECO’s system, which prevented more than
84,500 sustained power interruptions for PECO customers during the
second quarter of this year.
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. PECO now has more than 21 miles
installed across the service territory. Rigorous tree trimming also
continues to limit the number of power outages caused by trees and
other vegetation. As part of this work, PECO will invest about $41
million in vegetation management work around 3,300 miles of aerial
electric lines in 2016.
Based in Philadelphia, PECO is an electric and natural gas
utility subsidiary of Exelon Corporation (NYSE: EXC). The
company’s 2,400 dedicated employees provide advanced, innovative
energy solutions to 1.6 million electric and more than 511,000
natural gas customers in southeastern Pennsylvania. In 2015
PECO delivered 86.9 billion cubic feet of natural gas and 38
billion kilowatt-hours of electricity. The company also has an
estimated annual economic impact of $4.5 billion in Pennsylvania,
supporting more than 9,600 local jobs and producing $760 million in
labor income. 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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