POWERING THE POPE! PECO Welcomes Pope Francis and World Meeting of Families with Dazzling Crown Lights Show
September 22 2015 - 11:02AM
Business Wire
Months of advance planning and hundreds of
dedicated employees keep lights on and gas flowing for
customers
PECO (NYSE: EXC):
WHAT:
A special five-minute PECO Crown Lights show featuring
exciting video and animation of iconic images from across the
region. More than 150 employees working around-the-clock on
12-hour shifts, pre-staged throughout The Francis Festival, at
local county emergency centers, at the company’s Emergency
Operations Center, and at PECO’s regional service buildings and
headquarters.
WHEN:
Crown Lights Show: 5 p.m. Tuesday, September 22 through midnight
Sunday, September 27
Camera Opportunity: At the top of each
hour, from 5 p.m. – 9 a.m.
PECO Operations: Evening of Friday, September 25 – Monday,
September 28
WHERE:
PECO 2301 Market Street Philadelphia, PA 19103
BACKGROUND: PECO is proud to be part of the team of
critical services and play an integral role as Philadelphia hosts
the World Meeting of Families and Pope Francis’ historic visit to
the United States. In celebration, the company will mark the
occasion with a once-in-a-lifetime, custom show on the Company’s
famed Crown Lights message system. Running each hour from 5 p.m. –
9 a.m. the show will feature a dazzling display of the sites and
images that make our region unique. PECO has been displaying
messages atop its 23rd and Market Street headquarters since July 4,
1976. Since that time, the company has saluted local community and
non-profit organizations with more than 17,500 messages. The new,
energy efficient system, unveiled on July 4, 2009, contains more
than 2 million, new, energy-efficient LED lights with color
capability.
Also, during the past several months PECO has worked with the
City of Philadelphia, the World Meeting of Families, local and
federal agencies, and others to ensure a safe and successful event
for residents and visitors alike. The company has inspected
hundreds of manholes and individual pieces of equipment and
completed any preventative maintenance work to ensure safe and
reliable electric and natural gas service. In addition, more than
150 PECO employees will leave their family and friends to work
throughout the weekend, stopping only for meals and required rest
at local company facilities. Specifically:
- Crews and other resources will be
pre-staged throughout the area, in four key zones, to quickly
respond if needed.
- Specialized employees will staff local
emergency centers in Chester, Montgomery and Philadelphia counties,
as well as the Multi-Agency Communications Center (MACC).
- A team of employees will operate a
special Papal Visit Command Center at the Company’s Market Street
Headquarters.
- The Company also will activate its
Emergency Response Organization beginning Friday, September 25
through Monday, September 28.
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
Facebook and Twitter.
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PECOCathy Engel
Menendez215-841-5555Catherine.EngelMenendez@exeloncorp.com
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