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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">PEPCO SUMMER STORM PREP</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:.25in;background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">The beginning of hurricane season is just a few days away. As residents of the Mid-Atlantic region, we’re susceptible
to hurricanes and severe weather that can be potentially devastating to our communities.
<span style="background:yellow">According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 5 to 8 named storms are predicted to make landfall in the United States during the 2017 hurricane season</span>.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:.25in;background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">We know all too well that hurricanes and storms have the potential to disrupt lives by causing power outages and damage
to buildings and homes from downed trees or flooding. We want you to know that are ready for these major storms.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:.25in;background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Our storm preparation efforts include implementing a planned, strategic response to restoring service as quickly and safely
as possible. This includes:</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:Symbol;color:black">·</span><span style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">
</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Providing new customers with information on how to prepare for storms and potential power outages, such as our<span style="background:yellow"> “Storm Prep Handbook” available at pepco.com/stormprep.
You can call Customer Care at 800-375-7117 to request a copy via mail.</span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:Symbol;color:black">·</span><span style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">
</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Planning for additional personnel and resources, as needed, to restore service after a major storm. As an Exelon utility, we are able to share resources with Baltimore Gas and Electric, PECO and
Delmarva Power, which allows us to respond to storms faster and more cost-effectively.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Working with local government, public safety personnel and first responders through our Emergency Services Partnership Program to respond quickly, safely and effectively to emergencies</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:.25in;background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Over the past five years we’ve also made significant improvements to our infrastructure.
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</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Upgraded more than 5,116 wood cross-arms to stronger fiber glass cross-arms on utility poles to make them more resistant to damage</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Installed more than 579 advanced switches which help us isolate outages and restore power to customers quicker if it does go out
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</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Replaced hundreds of miles of power lines with sturdier, more resilient wire and trimmed trees along hundreds of miles of power lines</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:.25in;background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:.25in;background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Our employees prepare for the possibility of storm-related power outages by regularly participating in emergency drills.
We maintain a supply of essential equipment, such as poles, wires and transformers. And we communicate and coordinate with other utilities so that we have the ability to quickly request their assistance if needed.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:.25in;background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Help us spread the word about emergency preparedness to your constituents, our customers, by sharing a few helpful links
so we can all be weather-ready:</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:Symbol;color:black">·</span><span style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;background:yellow">
</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:yellow">Pepco Storm Prep Handbook:
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.pepco.com_storm&d=DwMFAg&c=Gp5PoQfTj9yjDt8XV2x6aql0UnCZXhNkdBYbfDClWas&r=jsCskyT3l1H4X-yyl7dUojikuqFzaKpheamU-dSAFFXtCwHXnRbuVpEVgabOVdCr&m=TH4kg6zJuMM7hqK3tzsAUlTkmZtOOybeP3z5EIPZ15w&s=D-dqqZbjTmyNWe8L0omW-SVYwQ8ZlrGteKGv4oZ_gQ8&e=" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:blue;background:yellow">pepco.com/storm</span></a></span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:yellow">prep</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:Symbol;color:black;background:yellow">·</span><span style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;background:yellow">
</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:yellow">Report an outage online:
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.pepco.com_reportoutage&d=DwMFAg&c=Gp5PoQfTj9yjDt8XV2x6aql0UnCZXhNkdBYbfDClWas&r=jsCskyT3l1H4X-yyl7dUojikuqFzaKpheamU-dSAFFXtCwHXnRbuVpEVgabOVdCr&m=TH4kg6zJuMM7hqK3tzsAUlTkmZtOOybeP3z5EIPZ15w&s=fRLJ45Z0fW_NxsTw9fhhxng0-IyGRJd5MsbnZeKUxns&e=" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:blue;background:yellow">pepco.com/reportoutage</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:Symbol;color:black;background:yellow">·</span><span style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;background:yellow">
</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:yellow">Track the restoration process with our outage map:
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.pepco.com_outagemap&d=DwMFAg&c=Gp5PoQfTj9yjDt8XV2x6aql0UnCZXhNkdBYbfDClWas&r=jsCskyT3l1H4X-yyl7dUojikuqFzaKpheamU-dSAFFXtCwHXnRbuVpEVgabOVdCr&m=TH4kg6zJuMM7hqK3tzsAUlTkmZtOOybeP3z5EIPZ15w&s=cEYSCmRrnoEM3QvoXBF2zQBnLw3Sd3-H9ZbJ_JDzaWU&e=" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:blue;background:yellow">pepco.com/outagemap</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:black;background:yellow">·</span><span style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;background:yellow">
</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:yellow">Download the Pepco Mobile App:
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.pepco.com_mobileapp&d=DwMFAg&c=Gp5PoQfTj9yjDt8XV2x6aql0UnCZXhNkdBYbfDClWas&r=jsCskyT3l1H4X-yyl7dUojikuqFzaKpheamU-dSAFFXtCwHXnRbuVpEVgabOVdCr&m=TH4kg6zJuMM7hqK3tzsAUlTkmZtOOybeP3z5EIPZ15w&s=wIk4bhdTJLHMDOFMOQ3emx_N90PC9QFSn8R2GNw3HU0&e=" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:blue;background:yellow">pepco.com/mobileapp</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Also for informational purposes I am including a media release from NOAA:
<a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.noaa.gov_media-2Drelease_noaa-2Dpredicts-2Dnear-2Dor-2Dabove-2Dnormal-2D2017-2Dcentral-2Dpacific-2Dhurricane-2Dseason&d=DwMFAg&c=Gp5PoQfTj9yjDt8XV2x6aql0UnCZXhNkdBYbfDClWas&r=jsCskyT3l1H4X-yyl7dUojikuqFzaKpheamU-dSAFFXtCwHXnRbuVpEVgabOVdCr&m=TH4kg6zJuMM7hqK3tzsAUlTkmZtOOybeP3z5EIPZ15w&s=jY5Z0Rtp_ouA33wUuAVEpmpwu3XlmSRrKUs1ziT0quo&e=" target="_blank">
<span style="color:blue">http://www.noaa.gov/media-release/noaa-predicts-near-or-above-normal-2017-central-pacific-hurricane-season</span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif">Jessica E. Barnes<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif">Town Clerk<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif">Riverdale Park<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif">5008 Queensbury Road<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif">Riverdale Park, MD 20737<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif"><a href="http://www.riverdaleparkmd.info/">www.riverdaleparkmd.info</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif">301-927-6381<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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