Utilities
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Use Salt and Other Ice-Melts the Right Way!
When the forecast calls for snow and ice, we often turn to salt or other chemicals to help keep sidewalks and streets safe. While this important public safety measure saves lives on our roadways every year, it’s important to know that all deicers can be harmful to our water supply, the environment, your garden, sidewalks,…
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It’s Cold Out. You Have No Water. Now What?
Winter can stress pipes and water mains, leading to more leaks and breaks than we typically see during warmer weather. While we don’t shut off residential accounts for non-payment in winter, broken water mains aren’t the only reason you may lose water service or pressure during cold weather. Since pipes at homes can also freeze…
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Snow Tips to Get You Through Winter
While we’re usually busy dealing with that wetter form of snow (rain!), the white stuff comes with a special set of challenges and risks—for Philadelphia Water Department infrastructure, our crews out on the streets, and for our customers. We’re asking Philadelphia residents to keep some good habits in mind when snow falls. Your assistance helps…
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PECO Customers Experience Another Decrease in Electric and Natural Gas Supply Charges
PECO customers not receiving their energy from a competitive energy supplier will now see lower rates for the electricity and natural gas they use. The electricity or natural gas used by customers — or the supply charge — makes up about half of a residential customer’s total bill. PECO updates this charge, which is included…
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PECO Prepared to Deliver Safe and Reliable Service this Winter
As temperatures begin to dip, PECO employees have been hard at work completing necessary projects to help ensure the company’s natural gas and electric systems are ready to meet the energy needs of customers all winter long. This proactive effort also includes infrastructure work to strengthen the local energy grid to prevent outages caused by…
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PECO Customers Can Get Help with Utility Bills When They Act Now
PECO customers can now apply for grants to help pay their utility bills through the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP). The company is committed to working with customers in need of assistance, with support ranging from offering payment arrangements to connecting customers with energy assistance resources. Last year, LIHEAP helped nearly 60,000 PECO customers…
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PECO Hard at Work to Meet Increased Demand, Keep Homes and Businesses Warm and Bright All Winter Long
It’s that time of year where we start to bundle up — whether it’s an Eagles winter hat to go outside or an extra blanket on the couch — because winter is here. PECO has been hard at work preparing our systems and testing processes and procedures to ensure safe and reliable natural gas and…
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34 Cultural Organizations to Receive More Than $260,000 from PECO’s Powering the Arts Program
PECO has awarded 34 grants totaling $264,000 to arts institutions and cultural organizations across southeastern Pennsylvania through its competitive grants program, PECO Powering the Arts. From using art to center the voices of young people in Chester who have experienced time in the criminal justice system, to increasing pathways for individuals with disabilities to participate in the…
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PECO Urges Customers to Be Aware of Payment Scams During the Holiday Season
With the holiday season approaching, PECO is reminding customers to stay alert for potential payment scams targeting utility customers. Scammers are using the holiday season to trick utility customers into providing their personal or financial information and making false payments under the pretense of keeping their service active. Utility Scam Awareness Day was Nov. 15, and PECO is…
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Investing in Reliability: PECO Enhances Electric Infrastructure in Philadelphia
PECO is executing a multimillion-dollar investment in Philadelphia to help prevent customer outages, modernize the electric grid, and reduce the impact of extreme weather on electric infrastructure through the remainder of 2023. During the next five years, PECO will invest approximately $7.8 billion across its electric and natural gas systems to inspect equipment, complete targeted…
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PECO Powers Through Summer Storms and Heat to Achieve Enhanced Performance for Customers
While the summer heat held tight to the Philadelphia region through September, cooler autumn temperatures are now here. PECO is using this time to take inventory of the company’s summer performance in terms of preventing power outages and restoring service when outages did occur. With that, PECO’s summer 2023 reliability performance was better than the…
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PECO Unveils Public Benefit Charging Program to Power Transportation Electrification
As it prioritizes investment in the construction and deployment of electric vehicle charging infrastructure, PECO has launched a Public Benefit Charging Program. The $1 million rebate program is the latest in EV charging infrastructure incentives that will allow the company to align with customer needs and support the expansion of electric transportation options throughout the…
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PECO Customers to Benefit from Infrastructure Investment to Increase Reliability, Resiliency of Local Energy Grid
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Grid Resilience and Innovation Partnerships (GRIP) program has awarded a grant to support investments in the local energy grid that will help to further improve service for PECO’s customers across southeastern Pennsylvania. The grant provided to PECO is worth up to $100 million to support critical electric infrastructure investments to help…
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President Joe Biden Visits Port Richmond, Puts $7 Billion Toward Clean Energy to Address Climate Change
President Joe Biden paid a visit to Port Richmond in Philadelphia last week to make the announcement that a $7 billion clean energy program will be launching in select U.S. states, writes Matthew Daly and Marc Levy for NBC 10 Philadelphia. The money will go toward establishing seven regional hydrogen hubs to help reduce fossil…
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Center City District is Moving to the Land Title Building on South Broad Street
After nearly two decades in the Public Ledger building downtown, Center City District will soon move its offices to the Land Title Building, writes Jake Blumgart for The Philadelphia Inquirer. “The benefit of the new space is that it will put CCD at a location at the center of downtown,” said Paul Levy, president of…
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After Series of Flood Disasters, Eastwick Community Seeks Solutions
In the 43 years that Brenda Whitfield has lived in the Eastwick section of Southwest Philadelphia, she’s endured about 20 storms, writes Jon Hurdle for Mother Jones. It’s an alarming occurrence for both her and her neighbors. “Every time it rains, and every time they say it’s severe weather, we get anxiety, we can’t…
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PECO’s Nicole LeVine, Visit Philly’s Angela Val Named Among 2023 Women of Influence
For 30 years, the Philadelphia Business Journal has selected a number of women for their annual Women of Influence honor for their professional accomplishments, writes Lisa Dukart for the publication. Each year, the women selected for this list are those who have displayed a source of strength and resilience to blaze trails for themselves and…
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PECO Takes Action to Reduce Urban Heat Islands Across the Region
Philadelphians felt the heat this summer, with numerous heat waves that left residents looking for relief. But now that cooler temperatures have finally arrived, most of us have quickly forgotten about the extreme temperatures that we experienced only weeks ago and the impact that they have on our communities. In certain areas of the city…
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