A spokesperson for PECO tells GlobeSt.com that the environmentalinitiative is the brainchild of John Rowe, the chairman, presidentand CEO of Excelon. Earlier this year, Rowe launched Excelon 2020,a greening initiative that seeks to offset, reduce or displace morethan 15 million metric tons of greenhouse gas emissions per year bythe year 2020.

"The logical step was to look at what PECO was doing on thelocal level in Philadelphia and how we could support theinitiative," says the spokesperson. "As an energy company, we knowthat our customers not only want us to be environmentallyresponsible, but they expect us to be."

PECO has long supported community greening initiatives and,according to the spokesperson, PECO was the first utility in thestate to offer customers the option of wind-generated power.

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