PECO Working to Restore Service Following Tuesday Evening Storms
10 July 2014 - 12:49AM
Business Wire
75% of affected customers restored in less
than 12 hours
A strong band of thunderstorms with severe lightning and
damaging winds moved through the Philadelphia region Tuesday
evening causing widespread damage and interrupting electric service
to more than 260,000 PECO customers.
PECO crews worked through the night to assess damage to the
system and restore service to more than 190,000 customers impacted
by the storm. PECO has activated its emergency response
organization, and enhanced staffing is in place in the company’s
call center, dispatch centers and in the field to safely restore
service as quickly as possible.
As of 8 a.m., Wednesday, approximately 70,000 customers remain
without service. Specifically,
- Bucks County = 15,000
- Chester County = 27,800
- Delaware County = 14,600
- Montgomery County = 9,700
- Philadelphia County = 1,420
- York County = 600
PECO crews continue to assess damage on the system and estimated
restoration times for customers remaining without service will be
available as damage is fully assessed. PECO crews will continue to
work around-the-clock to safely make repairs and restore service to
customers.
As the potential for severe weather continues on Wednesday, PECO
urges customers to stay safe and always stay away from storm
damaged electrical equipment, especially downed power lines and
tree limbs that my come into contact with power lines.
Customers experiencing any electric or natural gas issues should
call the company at 1-800-841-4141. Customers also can report an
outage at www.peco.com or by using PECO Smart Mobile On-the-Go, the
company’s mobile enhanced website.
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.
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PECO news releases via e-mail, please send your e-mail address
to PECO.Communication@exeloncorp.com.
PECORomona Riscoe Benson,
215-841-5555Romona.RiscoeBenson@exeloncorp.com
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