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Chester County Press

PECO Investments in Southern Chester County

During the next five years, PECO will be investing nearly $10 billion to complete targeted system enhancement work, install new equipment, inspect and replace aging equipment, and perform vegetation management work to ensure the system is able to meet increased demand, prevent power outages, and reduce the duration of outages that do occur. Multiple projects are occurring throughout southern Chester County to enhance service for customers.


Current and Ongoing Projects

· Kennett Township: Installation of tree-resistant wire and conducting tree trimming and removals. Vegetation work began in November and will potentially be completed in August 2025

· Birmingham and West Bradford Townships: Installation of tree-resistant wire and tree trimming and removals, which was completed in March

· Franklin Township: Rebuilt wires, installed new aerial cable, added additional devices to isolate damage and reduce the number of customers affected from an outage, and conducted tree trimming and removals, which was completed in April

· Elk Township: Rebuilt lines and added an additional device to isolate damage and reduce the number of customers affected by an outage, and conducted tree trimming and removals, which was completed in June

· London Britain Township: Rebuilding and installing new aerial lines and conducting tree trimming and removals, which is scheduled for completion in December


Future Projects

· In Kennett, London Grove, Pennsbury, New Garden, Newlin, Upper Oxford, West Marlborough townships and West Chester: Rebuilding and installing new aerial lines and conducting tree trimming and removals

· Franklin Township: Installing tree-resistant aerial lines as well as new aerial lines, and extending existing lines in conjunction with additional isolating devices (to isolate damage and reduce the number of customers affected from an outage) along with tree trimming and removals

· Landenberg: Installing an additional device to isolate damage and reduce the number of customers affected by an outage and conducting tree trimming and removals

· Pocopson Township: Rebuilding aerial lines, installing new aerial lines and tree-resistant lines and conducting tree trimming and removals

· Pennsbury Township: Replacing aging wire with newer, more tree-resistant construction and conducting tree trimming/removals

· Unionville: Extending a new set of aerial lines to create more resiliency and allow for faster customer restoration should outages occur