Exelon Contributes $150,000 to Hurricane Harvey Relief Efforts
Constellation Field to be used as recovery staging area staffed in
part by employee volunteers; company utility resources poised to assist
in restoration
CHICAGO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Exelon Corporation and Constellation, its competitive retail and
wholesale business, will together donate $150,000 to the American Red
Cross to support residents of Houston as they recover from the
devastation of Hurricane Harvey.
Constellation Field, a minor league baseball stadium in Sugarland,
Texas, was temporarily opened as a shelter for those displaced by the
flooding. Evacuees are being transferred to another shelter location
with additional support services and the field will now be used as a Red
Cross training center. Company volunteers also plan to use the field as
a staging area to assist with clean-up efforts in the weeks to come.
“We have all been disheartened to watch as the impact of Hurricane
Harvey continues to devastate the Texas coastline,” said Chris Crane,
Exelon president and CEO. “The thoughts and prayers of the Exelon family
are with our colleagues, our customers and all of the people impacted by
this tragedy. We will continue to provide resources and assistance where
we can.”
Constellation has approximately 400 employees at its Houston offices,
all of whom have been accounted for. Like so many in the region, several
employees have either lost their homes or sustained significant damage.
The Exelon Foundation will also provide grants to company employees
whose homes were damaged or destroyed from the storm.
“Giving back to the communities we serve is one of our company’s most
important responsibilities, and even more so during times like this,”
said Joseph Nigro, CEO of Constellation. “The safety and security of our
employees and their families is our highest priority. We’ll continue to
come together to lend support to our colleagues and neighbors in the
Houston area in the months ahead.”
Exelon’s six electric and gas utilities have offered to send crews to
assist in restoration efforts and resources are standing by should
assistance be requested.
The company also expects to provide additional financial support through
the Exelon Foundation Matching Gifts program as employees make personal
donations. Employee gifts are matched dollar-for-dollar up to $5,000 per
individual.
Constellation’s Houston-based call center is partially staffed and
experiencing higher than normal call volume. The company asks customers
for their patience as it prioritizes employee safety. Customers should
report outages and service interruptions to their local utilities.
To learn more about Exelon’s initiatives to support the communities
where its employees live and work, visit exeloncorp.com.
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 2.2 million residential, public sector and business
customers, including more than two-thirds of the Fortune 100. Follow
Exelon on Twitter @Exelon.
Contacts
Exelon Corporation
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