PECO Working to Restore Service Following Holiday Storms
July 04 2014 - 12:26AM
Business Wire
A line of severe thunderstorms with severe lightning, damaging
winds and heavy rainfall moved through the region creating
widespread damage and interrupting electric service to about
155,000 PECO customers. As these storms move out of the region,
PECO crews will be working throughout the holiday weekend to
restore service to all customers impacted by the storm.
PECO has activated its Emergency Response Organization and all
available personnel are responding to restore service as safely and
quickly as possible. The company also has enhanced staffing in
place in the company’s call center, dispatch centers and in the
field to respond to customer needs.
As of 9 p.m., Thursday, more than 118,000 customers remain
without service. Specifically,
- Bucks County = 18,000
- Chester County = 48,000
- Delaware County = 9,000
- Montgomery County = 14,000
- Philadelphia County = 29,000
- York County = 400
With storms continuing to move through the region and damage
still occurring, it is too early to determine when service will be
restored to all customers. PECO crews will continue to work
around-the-clock to assess the damage and make repairs.
PECO urges customers to stay safe and always stay away from
storm damaged electrical equipment, especially downed power lines
and tree limbs that my come into contact with power lines.
Customers should not enter basements that may be flooded due to
excessive rain. Water at certain levels can be energized, damage
indoor gas meters, and also extinguish natural gas pilots.
Customers experiencing any electric or natural gas issues should
call the company at 1-800-841-4141. Customers also can report an
outage at www.peco.com or by using PECO Smart Mobile On-the-Go, the
company’s mobile enhanced website.
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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