PECO Honored with 2012 Emergency Recovery Award by Edison Electric Institute for Hurricane Sandy Response
The Edison Electric Institute (EEI) recognized PECO today with the
association’s Emergency Recovery Award for the utility’s exceptional
response efforts in restoring power to more than 850,000 customers
following Hurricane Sandy in October 2012. The award was presented
during EEI’s CEO conference in Arizona.
Hurricane Sandy was the most devastating storm in PECO’s history,
causing severe and widespread damage that resulted in outages for more
than half the company’s electric customers. The 2012 Emergency Recovery
Award honors the efforts of more than 5,000 PECO employees and
contractors – from as far away as Louisiana, Mississippi, Florida and
PECO’s sister utilities ComEd in Chicago, Ill. and BGE in Baltimore, Md.
– who worked around the clock to safely restore service to 99% of all
customers within one week. ComEd and BGE also have been honored with
awards for their recovery work during Hurricane Sandy.
“I would like to thank EEI for acknowledging our efforts through this
award, but most of all I want to thank our tireless crews, contractors,
customer service representatives and every other employee who helped to
safely restore power to our customers,” said PECO President and CEO
Craig Adams. “Their hard work, dedication and commitment to customers
are why EEI has recognized PECO with this award.”
The Emergency Response Award is presented each year to U.S. and
foreign-based member companies to distinguish an outstanding response in
restoring electrical service that has been disrupted by severe weather
conditions or natural events. Winners were chosen by a panel of judges
following an international nomination process.
“PECO was faced with a major restoration effort following Hurricane
Sandy,” said EEI President Tom Kuhn. “Getting the lights back on quickly
and safely is never easy following these natural disasters. It takes
strong commitment, advanced planning, and great execution. PECO
responded with all three. They’re a great example for the nation’s
electric power industry. I congratulate them.”
This is the second year in a row that PECO has been recognized by EEI
for its storm response efforts. Last year the company received an
Emergency Recovery Award for its work during Hurricane Irene.
Previously, PECO was honored in 1998 when the company won for recovery
work following severe thunderstorms. PECO also received the prestigious
EEI Edison Award in 2000 for distinguished leadership, innovation, and
contributing to the advancement of the electric industry.
Based in Philadelphia, PECO is an electric and natural gas utility
subsidiary of Exelon Corporation (NYSE: EXC). PECO serves 1.6
million electric and 494,000 natural gas customers in southeastern
Pennsylvania and employs about 2,400 people in the region. PECO
delivered 82.1 billion cubic feet of natural gas and 38.1 billion
kilowatt-hours of electricity in 2011. 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.
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