PECO Helps Customers Beat the Heat and Save Energy and Money

As the fourth consecutive day of temperatures in the 90s grips the
region, customers may be using more energy to cool their homes. With the
current heat wave expected to continue through the next several days,
PECO provides tips to help customers manage their energy use.

Here are steps that all customers can take to save energy and money:

• Turn it off: Turn off all unnecessary lighting and devices.
• Manage your thermostat: Keep thermostats at a constant,
  comfortable level when at home. Raise the thermostat setting for days
  of extreme heat to save even more. Install a programmable thermostat
  to automatically adjust your home’s temperature settings when you’re
  away or sleeping.
• Keep shades, blinds and curtains closed: About 40 percent of
  unwanted heat comes through windows. Simply closing blinds and
  curtains, which act as a layer of insulation, can reduce heat in your
  home.
• Use ceiling fans to circulate air: For those without air
  conditioning, use ceiling fans or portable fans with the windows
  partially open to circulate fresh air into your home. For those with
  air conditioning, fans can be used to evenly distribute cool air.
• Use appliances wisely: Run appliances that produce heat (like
  clothes dryers, ovens and dishwashers) at night when it is cooler.

Customers also should always put safety first. Be sure to check on
elderly neighbors and relatives during prolonged periods of high
temperatures.

To reduce the impact that high temperatures can have on monthly energy
costs, customers also can sign up for budget billing. Budget billing
makes short-term fluctuations in monthly bills easier to handle by
dividing annual energy costs evenly throughout the year. Customers
having trouble managing their bills should contact PECO immediately at
1-800-494-4000.

For more ways to save energy and money visit peco.com/smartideas
or call 1-888-5PECO-SAVE.

PECO crews are prepared to respond to any outages that may occur.
Customers can report their outage, or check the status of their outage
by calling PECO at 1-800-841-4141 or through the company’s enhanced
website and suite of mobile tools. In addition, customers can choose how
they would like to receive account updates – through text, email or
phone – by visiting peco.com/alerts.
Customers also can sign up for outage alerts through PECO’s two-way
texting program by texting “ADDOUTAGE” to MYPECO (697326).

Based in Philadelphia, PECO is an electric and natural gas utility
subsidiary of Exelon Corporation (NYSE: EXC). The company’s 2,400
dedicated employees provide advanced, innovative energy solutions to 1.6
million electric and more than 511,000 natural gas customers in
southeastern Pennsylvania. In 2015 PECO delivered 86.9 billion cubic
feet of natural gas and 38 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity. The
company also has an estimated annual economic impact of $4.5 billion in
Pennsylvania, supporting more than 9,600 local jobs and producing $760
million in labor income. 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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