ComEd
ComEd is committed to be the best electric delivery and energy information company. This includes providing safe, reliable service for all ComEd customers at affordable rates. ComEd’s safety performance is rated among the highest of the nation’s utilities and ComEd continues to improve service to customers in northern Illinois through innovation.
ComEd Fact Sheet [PDF, 20 KB]ComEd maintains more than 70,000 miles of power lines in northern Illinois and provides service to approximately 3.8 million customers, or 70% of the state’s population.
PECO
With a long history of effectively serving the Greater Philadelphia region and a well-established commitment to creating a culture of excellence, PECO strives to meet and exceed the highest industry standards. PECO’s safety performance is ranked among the best in the nation and PECO has been widely recognized for its community service, economic development and operational and environmental efforts.
PECO Fact Sheet [PDF, 26 KB]PECO, Pennsylvania’s largest electric and natural gas utility, operates and maintains 2,100 miles of distribution and transmission lines and 6,600 miles of underground gas mains. PECO serves 1.6 million electric customers and 490,000 natural gas customers.
Investment in Reliability
In an effort to keep the lights on and the gas flowing, Exelon companies constantly monitor the status of their electrical and natural gas system to ensure safe operations and service reliability.
- Since the late 1990s, ComEd has invested more than $9 billion in its electrical transmission and distribution systems as a part of its commitment to provide its customers with quality service.
- Since 2006, PECO has invested more than $2.2 billion to keep the lights on and the gas flowing for its customers. This includes maintenance, system performance and capacity expansion projects as a part of its commitment to maintain the quality service customers have come to expect.
Safety and Security
Both ComEd and PECO operate in a heightened state of alert for unanticipated conditions on the grid, including storms. Since September 11, 2001, Exelon’s delivery companies have invested considerable time and financial resources to ensure protection of business, daily operations, employees and service to customers.
- Security is of the utmost importance to Exelon and we work with relevant organizations and outside agencies to ensure that security matters, known to the utility industry, are addressed in our operations.
- Safety is a core Exelon value which its delivery companies emphasize through safety programs for employees, contractors, customers and the communities we service. Both ComEd and PECO maintain emergency-response and storm-readiness plans that are tested by multiple drills throughout the year.
Environmental Commitment
As part of Exelon 2020, we are greening our operations and helping our customers reduce their greenhouse gas emissions.
- PECO and ComEd are working hard to reduce SF6 emissions from transmission and distribution systems by replacing old equipment and using enhanced technologies to detect leaks. If released into the atmosphere, SF6 has a global warming impact 224,000 times greater than that of carbon dioxide.
- Our energy efficiency programs placed Exelon third, in 2009, among the nation’s utilities in terms of customer energy savings.
- Over the next 5 years, spending by ComEd and PECO on energy efficiency and demand response is expected to reach $290 million per year resulting in estimated system-wide cumulative energy savings of 3.7 million megawatt-hours and reduction in peak load of 388 megawatts.