PECO Completes Key Work for Safe and Reliable Service All Winter Long
November 04 2015 - 10:32AM
Business Wire
As the company prepares for winter, now is a
good time for customers to prepare too!
As temperatures begin to drop, PECO has completed more than a
dozen projects to keep the lights on and natural gas flowing for
customers all winter long.
Each year, PECO invests nearly $100 million in the company’s
natural gas system to provide safe and reliable service for
customers. This work includes equipment inspections, repairs and
replacements, and preventive maintenance on the company’s natural
gas transmission and distribution system.
This year PECO installed more than 6,600 feet of underground
natural gas main to meet the growing needs of customers. The
company also completed 80 projects to replace more than 95,000 feet
of existing natural gas line with new plastic pipe, which enhances
safety, is more durable and improves service. PECO also has secured
natural gas supply and completed filling storage facilities to
serve more than 508,000 natural gas customers this heating
season.
The company also has inspected more than 10,000 miles of aerial
electric lines and more than 2,100 manholes to examine and make any
needed repairs to underground electrical equipment. PECO also has
completed eight electrical enhancement projects to meet increased
customer demand during the winter. This seasonal readiness work is
a part of $500 million invested each year in the company’s electric
system.
“Our customers depend on us to safely deliver the energy they
need – this is particularly critical during the colder winter
months,” said Craig Adams, president and CEO. “The completion of
these projects marks months and months of work to ensure we are
ready to meet their needs.”
As PECO prepares for winter, customers are reminded to prepare
too.
Here are some helpful tips:
- Clean air vents around the house.
- Install storm windows and doors.
- Check weather stripping and caulking
around windows and doors.
- Install seals behind electrical outlets
and switches along exterior walls.
PECO also reminds customers to test their heating system and
have it inspected by a qualified technician. Regular service will
ensure the heating system operates safely and efficiently for the
season ahead.
For customers not currently heating with natural gas, new
programs and incentives are available to help make the switch more
affordable. Customers continue to save money due to lower natural
gas prices. Today, average customers are paying about 50 percent
less for natural gas than they did in 2008.
PECO provides a variety of rebates for customers switching to
natural gas or installing energy efficient natural gas heating
equipment:
- PECO Smart Natural Gas Conversion
offers rebates up to $200 for residential and up to $1,000 for
commercial customers that switch to natural gas heat from another
fuel source.
- PECO Smart Gas Efficiency Upgrade
provides up to $300 in rebates for customers installing ENERGY
STAR® qualified natural gas furnaces or boilers.
- 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 information about making the switch to natural gas,
visit peco.com/gasconversion or call 1-866-685-5665.
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. In 2014, PECO’s operations created an
estimated economic impact of $4.5 billion in Pennsylvania,
supporting more than 9,600 local jobs and producing $760 million in
labor income. 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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PECO.Communication@exeloncorp.com.
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