PECO Gas and Electric Infrastructure
PECO is Pennsylvania’s largest utility, operating and maintaining a network of 550 power substations, 21,000 miles of distribution and transmission lines, 27 gas gate stations and 6,000 miles of underground gas mains. The company serves approximately 1.6 million electric customers in the City of Philadelphia and its Bucks, Chester, Delaware and Montgomery County suburbs. PECO’s suburban gas business serves 474,000 natural gas customers.
PECO Gas Service Territory Map (pdf)
PECO Electric Service Territory Map (pdf)
PECO is dedicated to keeping the lights on and the gas flowing. Every year we invest a substantial amount of resources in maintaining and enhancing our system. In 2007, PECO invested $254 million in system improvements across Southeastern Pennsylvania, including $62 million to upgrade and expand our suburban natural gas delivery network. Highlights include:
- More than two dozen major projects in Philadelphia and the suburbs
- Customer-targeted reliability enhancement work
- Increased automation to reduce outage duration
- Preventive maintenance including circuit patrols using infrared imaging and rights-of-way tree trimming
- More lightning arrestors and animal guards to help prevent weather and animal-related outages
Consult the following PECO news releases to learn more about PECO system upgrades.
April 13, 2007 - PECO Reliability Enhancement Projects in Bucks County
April 13, 2007 - PECO Reliability Enhancement Projects in Chester County
April 13, 2007 - PECO Reliability Enhancement Projects in Delaware County
April 13, 2007 - PECO Reliability Enhancement Projects in Montgomery County
February 19, 2007 - PECO Spending $34 Million for Tree-trimming Efforts to Improve Electric Reliability System-wide
February 7, 2007 - PECO Capital Investment Plan up 13% for 2007