PECO Honored with EPRI Technology Transfer Awards
March 16 2015 - 4:56PM
Business Wire
PECO employees Peter Farrand, senior environmental project
manager, and Glenn Pritchard, principal engineer, recently were
honored for their work in applying research and development
(R&D) by the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI). Both
received the Technology Transfer Award, given annually to EPRI
members who have explored and implemented innovative technologies
on behalf of the company and the industry.
Farrand received the award for leading the company’s restoration
work at a former manufactured gas plant (MGP) in Norristown, Pa.
The project examined the use of injecting environmentally friendly
chemical surfactants and oxidants to aid in the restoration and
clean-up of the former site.
Pritchard received the award for leading the company’s
collaboration and coordination of advanced grid demonstrations
through EPRI’s Smart Grid Demonstration Projects. The program
focused on several initiatives, including demand response, outage
management and also identified the direction for the next
generation of the advanced grid.
“PECO is committed to developing innovative solutions to benefit
our customers.” said Craig Adams, president and CEO. “These awards
represent our continued efforts to enhance our service and support
industry-wide progress.”
The awards were presented during meetings of EPRI’s
environmental advisors in Charleston, S.C. on February 10, and
power distribution and utilization advisors in Phoenix, Ariz. on
March 2. EPRI presented its 2014 Technology Transfer Awards for
environmental and PDU research and development to a total of 84
individuals, representing 53 electric power companies.
“The 2014 Technology Transfer Award winners made significant
achievements in applying EPRI research results, or acting as
champions for EPRI research programs,” said Mark McGranaghan, vice
president of PDU at EPRI. “The commitment and collaboration
demonstrated by these individuals and teams enables the power
industry to continuously improve its safety, reliability, and
affordability and be more environmentally responsible for the
benefit of their stakeholders and society.”
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.
The Electric Power Research Institute, Inc. (EPRI, www.epri.com)
conducts research and development relating to the generation,
delivery and use of electricity for the benefit of the public. An
independent, nonprofit organization, EPRI brings together its
scientists and engineers as well as experts from academia and
industry to help address challenges in electricity, including
reliability, efficiency, affordability, health, safety and the
environment. EPRI's members represent approximately 90 percent of
the electricity generated and delivered in the United States, and
international participation extends to more than 30 countries.
EPRI's principal offices and laboratories are located in Palo Alto,
CA; Charlotte, NC; Knoxville, TN; and Lenox, MA.
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