PECO Ready to Meet Customer Demand This Winter
November 04 2014 - 10:07AM
Business Wire
Now is the time for customers to take steps to
prepare for colder weather
With colder weather just around the corner, PECO is completing
the final work to ensure its electric and natural gas systems are
ready to serve customers all winter long – safely providing
electricity and natural gas during the colder winter months. Now is
a great time for customers to prepare for the colder months,
too.
PECO has completed a thorough review of its electric system,
including more than 22,000 miles of aerial and underground lines
and other electrical equipment to meet increased demand during the
winter. In addition, all tree and vegetation work also has been
completed. This seasonal readiness work is a part of $500 million
invested each year to continue to provide safe and reliable
electricity for customers.
The company also has secured natural gas supply and completed
filling storage facilities to serve more than 500,000 natural gas
customers this heating season. Each year, PECO invests nearly $90
million in the company’s natural gas system, which includes
equipment inspections, repairs and replacements, and preventive
maintenance work. This year’s work included the installation of
more than 10,000 feet of underground natural gas main, to meet the
growing needs of customers. The company also completed 54 projects
to replace more than 46,000 feet of existing natural gas line with
new plastic pipe, which enhances safety, is more durable and
improves service.
“It’s our responsibility to provide safe and reliable electric
and natural gas service, and this work is critical to meeting the
needs of our customers,” said Craig Adams, president and CEO. “As
we prepare for colder weather, we encourage our customers to do the
same by inspecting heating equipment to ensure safe and efficient
operation.”
Customers also can take advantage of nice autumn days to
weatherize their home:
- Clean air vents around the house.
- Install storm windows and doors.
- Check and freshen weather stripping and
caulking around windows and doors.
- Install sealers behind electrical
outlets.
Before overnight temperatures begin to dip into the 30s, PECO
reminds customers to turn on their heaters and test their systems.
Customers are encouraged to contact their heating contractor to
schedule a service call for their heater if the system hasn’t been
inspected and cleaned by a qualified service technician in the past
two years. Regular service will ensure the heating system operates
safely and efficiently for the season ahead.
For customers not heating with natural gas, PECO provides a
variety of rebates to help make this switch more affordable:
- PECO Smart Natural Gas Conversion
offers rebates up to $650 for residential and commercial customers
that switch to natural gas from another fuel source.
- PECO Smart Gas Efficiency provides up
to $350 in rebates for customers installing an energy efficient
natural gas boiler, furnace or water heater.
- 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 ways to save energy and money this winter, customers
can visit www.peco.com/SmartIdeas or call 1-888-5-PECO-SAVE
(1-888-573-2672).
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 500,000 natural gas customers in
southeastern Pennsylvania and employs about 2,400 people in the
region. PECO delivered 85.7 billion cubic feet of natural gas and
37.8 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity in 2013. 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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PECOGreg Smore, 215-841-5555Greg.Smore@exeloncorp.com
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