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PECO is constantly working to improve your electric and gas service reliability. We spend more than $400 million per year on system improvements and expansion projects to help ensure reliable service and meet the ever growing needs of existing and new customers. |
More than half of the projected capital spending supports infrastructure improvements to address increased electric and gas usage and new business, while the remainder funds upgrades for improved system performance and modernization, reliability, and new technology. The capital plan also covers relocation of utility facilities for highway and other public projects and regulatory compliance.
The increased capital funding is primarily attributable to projects to expand electric and gas capacity in growing areas of the service area, including new substations serving South Philadelphia and the University City section and expansion at substations in Newlinville, Chester County, and Upper Providence, Montgomery County, as well as modernization of three-interconnected networks serving Center City residential and small commercial customers. The company also plans to add mobile dispatch technology and distribution automation on 25 distribution circuits, mainly in the suburbs, to improve reliability.
In addition to the capital plan, PECO has allocated $35 million this year for its vegetation management program, which involves clearing trees along 3,000 miles of overhead distribution and transmission lines each year to prevent tree contact and reduce tree-related outages. Trees were found to be the cause of 30 percent of all service interruptions last year.
The electric system...
There are various components that are needed to create, transmit, and distribute electricity. The following graphic identifies and describes those various components.
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