Grant from Delmarva Power and Exelon Launches Delaware State University’s Renewable Energy Education Center
February 13 2017 - 10:30AM
Business Wire
Four-year, $720,000 commitment to DSU training
facility will support state’s goal to increase access to renewable
energy
Exelon and Delmarva Power today announced the opening of
Delaware State University’s (DSU) Renewable Energy Education
Center, which was made possible by a $720,000 Delmarva Renewable
Energy Workforce Development grant provided by the two companies.
The grant is among the commitments Exelon made as part of its
merger with Pepco Holdings in March of 2016. The $180,000 donation
to launch the center is the first installment in a four-year
commitment.
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The Renewable Energy Education Center will help increase access
to clean energy and advance the state’s goal to get 25 percent of
its electricity from renewable sources by 2025. The center will
work to establish the state’s baseline of renewable energy literacy
and usage; improve the infrastructure and capacity of renewable
energy education, research and extension; and offer certificate
programs and credentialing services in renewable energy.
“Exelon and Delmarva Power are committed to supporting
innovative programs that help states achieve their renewable energy
goals and support workforce development in the communities where we
live and work,” said Dave Velazquez, Pepco Holdings president.
“Programs like this will play a critical role in preparing our
workforce for the clean-energy jobs of tomorrow.”
“This support from Exelon and Delmarva Power enables DSU to
further diversify its research portfolio and enhance the work
already being done by our faculty scientists and students in the
energy field of study,” said DSU President Harry L. Williams. “The
establishment of a Renewable Energy Education Center here on campus
not only expands the University’s academic possibilities, but also
makes DSU an energy education resource and therefore a greater
asset to the state of Delaware and beyond.”
Together with Exelon, Pepco Holdings and Delmarva Power are
providing Delaware with a package of merger benefits worth more
than $45 million, including residential customer bill credits,
residential arrearage forgiveness, workforce development funding
and energy efficiency program funding for low income customers. In
total, the combined companies are delivering a package of direct
benefits worth more than $440 million across the Pepco Holdings
territories, including Atlantic City Electric in New Jersey,
Delmarva Power in Delaware and Maryland and Pepco in Maryland and
the District of Columbia. The benefits include steps to make energy
more affordable, reliable and sustainable, as well as investments
in local jobs and economies.
For more information on Exelon and Pepco Holdings’ merger, go to
www.phitomorrow.com.
About Exelon Corporation: Exelon Corporation (NYSE: EXC) is a
Fortune 100 energy company with the largest number of utility
customers in the U.S. Exelon does business in 48 states, the
District of Columbia and Canada and had 2016 revenue of $31.4
billion. Exelon’s six utilities deliver electricity and natural gas
to approximately 10 million customers in Delaware, the District of
Columbia, Illinois, Maryland, New Jersey and Pennsylvania through
its Atlantic City Electric, BGE, ComEd, Delmarva Power, PECO and
Pepco subsidiaries. Exelon is one of the largest competitive U.S.
power generators, with more than 32,700 megawatts of nuclear, gas,
wind, solar and hydroelectric generating capacity comprising one of
the nation’s cleanest and lowest-cost power generation fleets. The
company’s Constellation business unit provides energy products and
services to approximately 2.5 million residential, public sector
and business customers, including more than two-thirds of the
Fortune 100. Follow Exelon on Twitter @Exelon.
About Delmarva Power: Delmarva Power, a public utility owned by
Exelon Corporation (NYSE: EXC), provides safe and reliable energy
to more than 500,000 electric delivery customers in Delaware and
Maryland and approximately 129,000 natural gas delivery customers
in northern Delaware.
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