PECO Honored for February 2014 Ice Storm Restoration Response
March 19 2015 - 2:00PM
Business Wire
Each Exelon utility – BGE, ComEd and PECO –
recognized for emergency response efforts by EEI
The Edison Electric Institute (EEI) has awarded PECO its
Emergency Recovery Award for outstanding efforts in restoring
electric service to more than 715,000 customers impacted by Ice
Storm Nika in February 2014. PECO and sister utilities BGE and
ComEd were part of only 12 utilities nationwide to receive awards
during the EEI CEO Conference and Board Meeting in Washington,
D.C.
“Thousands of PECO employees, contractors and support crews from
utilities across North America worked around the clock in
challenging conditions to come to the aid of our customers,” said
Craig Adams, PECO president and CEO. “This is an award that every
PECO employee should be proud to call their own.”
BGE, in Baltimore, also was recognized for the company’s
response to Ice Storm Nika. ComEd, in Chicago was recognized with
the award for the company’s response to a July 2014 derecho and
tornado event.
“It is an honor that all three of the Exelon utilities have been
recognized for their significant efforts to serve our customers,”
said Denis O’Brien, CEO of Exelon Utilities. “This recognition is a
true reflection of the commitment of each and every Exelon employee
to world class performance. It also demonstrates the value of being
able to share best practices and drive improved performance as part
of a family of utilities.”
Ice Storm Nika was the second most damaging storm in PECO’s
nearly 135 year history, next to Hurricane Sandy. The storm caused
widespread damage across PECO’s service territory during a 24 hour
period. PECO restored 91 percent of all customers impacted in less
than 72 hours; 98 percent of customers were restored within five
days; and all customers were restored within seven days. PECO crews
were joined by local contractors and crews from Illinois, Ohio, New
York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maine, Alabama,
Arkansas, and as far as Canada. More than 95 miles of wire, 520
poles, 2,505 cross arms, 302 transformers and 14,422 fuses were
needed to repair the damage and restore service to customers.
“PECO's exemplary efforts to restore service demonstrate the
industry's commitment to serving its customers,” said Tom Kuhn,
president of Edison Electric Institute. “We commend the crews who
braved dangerous conditions in the wake of this severe storm as
they diligently worked to safely and quickly restore service.”
The Emergency Recovery Award is presented annually to U.S. and
foreign-based companies to recognize emergency response efforts in
restoring electric service that has been disrupted by severe
weather conditions or other natural events. Award recipients were
chosen by a panel of industry judges following an international
nomination process.
EEI is the association that represents all U.S. investor-owned
electric companies. Its members provide electricity for 220 million
Americans, operate in all 50 states and the District of Columbia,
and directly employ more than 500,000 workers. EEI has 70
international electric companies as Affiliate Members, and 270
industry suppliers and related organizations as Associate
Members.
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
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