<p style="text-align: left;margin-bottom: 0in; ">Greetings,</p><p style="text-align: left;margin-bottom: 0in; ">I just received this press release from Pepco about their planned response to the high winds expected this weekend. It includes information on how to call in a power outage, and what to expect as Pepco responds to power outages.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;margin-bottom: 0in; ">Alan Thompson</p><p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0in"><b style="line-height:normal;font-size:21px"><br></b></p><p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0in"><b style="line-height:normal;font-size:21px">Pepco
Prepares for New Wave of Battering Winds in Metro Area</b></p><p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0in"><b style="line-height:normal;font-size:21px"></b><span style="font-size:large"><i>Pepco
Schedules Extra Crews through the Weekend</i></span></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:150%"> WASHINGTON –
Today the Washington Metropolitan Region braces for the second round
of battering winds in less than one week. Weather predictions call
for high winds across the Washington Metropolitan Area starting
<font color="#000000">Saturday morning. Periods of sustained winds
near 35 miles per hour with gusts around 55 miles per hour are
possible Saturday from about midday into the early evening. </font>
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<p style="text-indent:0.5in;margin-bottom:0in;line-height:150%">Pepco
is prepared in the event tree limbs and branches fall on utility
wires causing possible power outages.
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<p style="text-indent:0.5in;margin-bottom:0in;line-height:150%">“Pepco
is scheduling additional crews including contractors through the
weekend,” said Thomas Graham, President, Pepco Region. “We
continue to watch this wind event. Our crews will respond to any
challenges that this storm presents.”<font color="#000000"><font face="Helv, Arial, sans-serif"><font size="2">
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<p style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:150%"><b>To report Power
Outages and Downed Wires Call 1-877-737-2662.</b></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:150%"> If you are calling
to report a power outage, please call 1-877-Pepco-62 (1-877-737-2662)
and press one. If you are reporting a life threatening emergency
situation such as a burning downed wire please call 1-877-Pepco-62
(1-877-737-2662) and press two.
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The option for reporting an actual life threatening emergency
should NOT be used to report an outage, as it will prevent customers
with actual emergencies from getting through.</p>
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Please stay away from downed wires and report them immediately.
Customers also are asked to call Pepco<font size="4"> </font>to report
outages – even if their neighbors already may have called. Pepco’s
automated outage reporting system is the most effective way to report
an outage because it immediately feeds information into computers
that rapidly identify problem areas and dispatch repair crews, so
that power can be restored as quickly as possible.</p>
<p align="CENTER" style="text-indent:0.2in;margin-bottom:0in;line-height:150%"><b>Power Restoration
Process – How Pepco Restores Power</b></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:150%"> Once the storm
subsides, crews will survey the electric system to assess the damage.
As with plowing roads, it is not possible to clear side streets
before the main roads are cleared. To that end, in the event our
system is damaged by severe weather, Pepco repairs equipment that
will restore the largest numbers of customers first. Generally, the
power restoration sequence is as follows:</p>
<ul>
<li><span style="line-height:19px">Downed live
wires or potentially life-threatening situations and public
health and safety facilities without power</span></li><ul><ul>
</ul>
</ul>
<li><p style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:150%">Transmission
lines serving thousands of customers
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</li><li><p style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:150%">Substation
equipment
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</li><li><p style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:150%">Main
distribution lines serving large numbers of customers
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</li><li><p style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:150%">Secondary lines
serving neighborhoods
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</li><li><p style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:150%">Service lines
to individual homes and businesses
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</li></ul>
<p style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:150%"><b>Pepco urges
customers to stay safe and be prepared. Here are some additional
tips:</b></p>
<ul>
<li><p style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:150%">Assemble an
emergency storm kit. Include a battery-powered radio or television,
flashlight, first-aid kit, battery-powered or windup clock, extra
batteries, non-perishable food, manual can opener, bottled water,
any necessary medications and a list of emergency phone numbers.</p>
</li><li><p style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:150%">Maintain a
supply of extra blankets.</p>
</li><li><p style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:150%">Ensure that all
household members have a warm coat, gloves, hat and water-resistant
boots.</p>
</li><li><p style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:150%">Make sure your
home has a telephone with a cord or cell phone to use as a backup.
Cordless telephones require electricity to operate, and won’t work
if there is an outage.</p>
</li><li><p style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:150%">Identify a
place for emergency shelter in case of an extended outage. It is
important that customers with special needs or their caregivers take
responsibility to make arrangements ahead of time to prepare for
potentially long-lasting service interruptions.</p>
</li></ul>
<p style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:150%">Additional
information may be found at <font color="#0000ff"><u><a href="http://www.pepco.com/" target="_blank">www.pepco.com</a></u></font>.<font size="2" style="font-size:11pt">
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<p style="margin-bottom:0.1in;line-height:0.15in"><font size="2" style="font-size:9pt"><span lang="en"><i>Pepco,
a subsidiary of Pepco Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: POM), delivers safe,
reliable and affordable e</i></span></font><font size="2" style="font-size:9pt"><span lang="en"><i>lectric
service to more than 778,000 customers in Maryland and the District
of Columbia.</i></span></font></p>