PECO Ready to Beat the Heat
May 31 2017 - 3:28PM
Business Wire
Company completes hundreds of activities to
prepare for summer demand
With summer just around the corner, PECO has been hard at work,
prepping its systems, and testing its processes and procedures to
ensure safe and reliable service for customers all summer long. The
recent completion of nearly 300 projects and initiatives across the
region, and more than $30 million in capital investments will help
ensure reliable electric service for PECO’s 1.6 million
customers.
“We are committed to providing safe and reliable service for our
customers every day, no matter how high the temperature climbs or
how much energy our customers need,” said Mike Innocenzo, PECO
senior vice president and chief operating officer. “The work we
have completed during the past few months will help us deliver on
that commitment for our customers.”
This work is part of more than $500 million invested each year
in the company’s systems. In addition, through PECO’s System 2020
plan, an additional $274 million is being invested through 2020, to
install advanced equipment and reinforce the local electric system,
making it more weather resistant and less vulnerable to storm
damage.
PECO completes hundreds of tasks to prepare for the summer
season, including system work, testing and drills. PECO employees
across the region also are ready to respond to severe summer storms
or emergencies, if needed. And, as part of the Exelon family of
companies, PECO now can call on resources from sister utilities in
Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, Washington, D.C., and Illinois to
restore power quicker after major storms.
As PECO prepares for summer, customers should prepare too.
Before severe weather hits, customers should:
- Have a supply of bottled water and
easy-to-prepare, non-perishable foods available.
- Charge cell phones and mobile
devices.
- Have a flashlight with fresh batteries
on each floor of your home.
- Visit peco.com/alerts to choose how to
receive information, via text, email or phone, including when power
is out in their area, when service is expected to be restored, or
when power is restored.
- Text “ADDOUTAGE” to MYPECO (697326), to
enroll in PECO’s two-way texting program to report outages and
check the status of their outage.
If severe storms hit, PECO has many online resources to keep
customers informed. Our interactive outage map, at
peco.com/outagemap, provides customers information about outages
across our system and how quickly we expect power will be restored.
Customers also can report or view the status of an electric outage
through our enhanced website.
Higher temperatures can lead to higher energy bills, and PECO
provides a variety of programs to help customers save energy and
money. For example, PECO Smart Ideas, the company’s full suite of
energy efficiency programs, helps residential, business, government
and non-profit customers save energy and money. For more ways
to save energy, visit peco.com/smartideas.
In addition, customers can save energy and lower their bills
this summer by following a few simple tips:
- Turn it off: Turn off all
unnecessary lighting and devices.
- Manage your thermostat: Keep
thermostats at a constant, comfortable level when at home. Raise
the thermostat setting for days of extreme heat to save even more.
Install a programmable thermostat to automatically adjust your
home's temperature settings when you're away or sleeping.
- Keep shades, blinds and curtains
closed: About 40 percent of unwanted heat comes through
windows. Simply closing blinds and curtains, which act as a layer
of insulation, can reduce heat in your home.
- Use ceiling fans to circulate
air: For those without air conditioning, use ceiling fans or
portable fans with the windows partially open to circulate fresh
air into your home. For those with air conditioning, fans can be
used to evenly distribute cool air.
- Use appliances wisely: Run
appliances that produce heat (like clothes dryers, ovens and
dishwashers) at night when it is cooler.
PECO, founded in 1881, is Pennsylvania’s largest electric and
natural gas utility. Headquartered in Philadelphia, PECO delivers
energy to more than 1.6 million electric customers and more than
516,000 natural gas customers in southeastern, Pennsylvania. The
company’s 2,500 employees are dedicated to the safe and reliable
delivery of electricity and natural gas as well as enhanced energy
management conservation, environmental stewardship and community
assistance. PECO was named 2017 Best Mid-size Employer in
Philadelphia by Forbes Magazine. The company also has an estimated
annual economic impact of $4.3 billion in Pennsylvania, supporting
more than 8,700 local jobs and producing $732 million in labor
income. PECO is a subsidiary of Exelon Corporation (NYSE: EXC), the
nation's only Fortune 100 utility and leading competitive energy
provider. For more information visit PECO.com, and connect with the
company on Facebook and Twitter.
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PECOBen Armstrong, 215-841-4137 or
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