PECO Ready to Beat the Heat

Company completes hundreds of activities to prepare for summer demand

PHILADELPHIA–(BUSINESS WIRE)–With summer just around the corner, PECO has been hard at work, prepping
its systems, and testing its processes and procedures to ensure safe and
reliable service for customers all summer long. The recent completion of
nearly 300 projects and initiatives across the region, and more than $30
million in capital investments will help ensure reliable electric
service for PECO’s 1.6 million customers.

“We are committed to providing safe and reliable service for our
customers every day, no matter how high the temperature climbs or how
much energy our customers need,” said Mike Innocenzo, PECO senior vice
president and chief operating officer. “The work we have completed
during the past few months will help us deliver on that commitment for
our customers.”

This work is part of more than $500 million invested each year in the
company’s systems. In addition, through PECO’s System 2020 plan, an
additional $274 million is being invested through 2020, to install
advanced equipment and reinforce the local electric system, making it
more weather resistant and less vulnerable to storm damage.

PECO completes hundreds of tasks to prepare for the summer season,
including system work, testing and drills. PECO employees across the
region also are ready to respond to severe summer storms or emergencies,
if needed. And, as part of the Exelon family of companies, PECO now can
call on resources from sister utilities in Delaware, Maryland, New
Jersey, Washington, D.C., and Illinois to restore power quicker after
major storms.

As PECO prepares for summer, customers should prepare too. Before severe
weather hits, customers should:

• Have a supply of bottled water and easy-to-prepare, non-perishable
  foods available.
• Charge cell phones and mobile devices.
• Have a flashlight with fresh batteries on each floor of your home.
• Visit peco.com/alerts
  to choose how to receive information, via text, email or phone,
  including when power is out in their area, when service is expected to
  be restored, or when power is restored.
• Text “ADDOUTAGE” to MYPECO (697326), to enroll in PECO’s two-way
  texting program to report outages and check the status of their outage.

If severe storms hit, PECO has many online resources to keep customers
informed. Our interactive outage map, at peco.com/outagemap,
provides customers information about outages across our system and how
quickly we expect power will be restored. Customers also can report or
view the status of an electric outage through our enhanced website.

Higher temperatures can lead to higher energy bills, and PECO provides a
variety of programs to help customers save energy and money. For
example, PECO Smart Ideas, the company’s full suite of energy efficiency
programs, helps residential, business, government and non-profit
customers save energy and money. For more ways to save energy, visit peco.com/smartideas.

In addition, customers can save energy and lower their bills this summer
by following a few simple tips:

• Turn it off: Turn off all unnecessary lighting and devices.
• Manage your thermostat: Keep thermostats at a constant,
  comfortable level when at home. Raise the thermostat setting for days
  of extreme heat to save even more. Install a programmable thermostat
  to automatically adjust your home’s temperature settings when you’re
  away or sleeping.
• Keep shades, blinds and curtains closed: About 40 percent of
  unwanted heat comes through windows. Simply closing blinds and
  curtains, which act as a layer of insulation, can reduce heat in your
  home.
• Use ceiling fans to circulate air: For those without air
  conditioning, use ceiling fans or portable fans with the windows
  partially open to circulate fresh air into your home. For those with
  air conditioning, fans can be used to evenly distribute cool air.
• Use appliances wisely: Run appliances that produce heat (like
  clothes dryers, ovens and dishwashers) at night when it is cooler.

PECO, founded in 1881, is Pennsylvania’s largest electric and natural
gas utility. Headquartered in Philadelphia, PECO delivers energy
to more than 1.6 million electric customers and more than 516,000
natural gas customers in southeastern, Pennsylvania. The
company’s 2,500 employees are dedicated to the safe and reliable
delivery of electricity and natural gas as well as enhanced energy
management conservation, environmental stewardship and community
assistance. PECO was named 2017 Best Mid-size Employer in
Philadelphia by Forbes Magazine. The company also has an estimated
annual economic impact of $4.3 billion in Pennsylvania, supporting more
than 8,700 local jobs and producing $732 million in labor income. PECO
is a subsidiary of Exelon Corporation (NYSE: EXC), the nation’s only
Fortune 100 utility and leading competitive energy provider. For more
information visit PECO.com,
and connect with the company on Facebook
and Twitter.

Contacts

PECO
Ben Armstrong, 215-841-4137 or 215-841-5555
[email protected]