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April 11, 2024 /3BL/ – Despite regularly facing skepticism, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has a strong track record of forecasting technological progress that allows for stronger air pollution policies, according to a new analysis.

Under the federal Clean Air Act, the EPA must consider the feasibility and cost of emerging technologies necessary to meet its proposed emissions standards. Almost invariably during a rule-making process, the EPA’s projections for these technologies are met with concerns from industry and other stakeholders. Through public comments, lawsuits, and advertising campaigns, opponents argue the technology is not ready, is not affordable, or cannot be implemented by the EPA’s proposed deadline without making electricity or transportation too expensive and unreliable for families and businesses.

But as the EPA works to finalize several new emission standards, a new analysis published today by Ceres and Environmental Strategies Group, Inc, shows that the EPA has been highly effective throughout its history at forecasting the pace of technological innovation, deployment, and adoption and that it builds in flexibility to address legitimate industry concerns. From the catalytic converter to power plant pollution control equipment, technological progress that industry stakeholders quickly dismissed as unrealistic has consistently taken hold quickly and cost-effectively to meet the EPA standards. In fact, the regulatory certainty from the standards themselves often helps drive technological innovation and other solutions necessary to achieve them, while improving public health, reducing costs, and growing the economy.

“Our research shows that the EPA has had a successful track record in forecasting the feasibility of pollution control,” said Dan Bakal, senior program director for climate and energy at Ceres. “It also provides greater evidence that regulatory certainty spurs innovation in technology and business operations and shows that the EPA is responsive to industry concerns as it designs its standards. As the EPA takes action to address harmful pollution, we hope our research provides a greater level of confidence among all stakeholders that the public and private sectors can work together to achieve the goals that benefit public health, the planet, and the economy.”

The analysis — titled “A Historic Review of the Environmental Protection Agency’s Market Readiness Projections of Compliance Technologies” — provides four case studies stretching over a nearly 50-year period of EPA standards, technology projections, and criticism. The case studies include 1970s federal vehicle emission standards that gave rise to the three-way catalytic converter, mercury and air toxics standards that yielded massive progress in improving activated carbon injection and dry sorbent injection technologies, and more.

All four cases either saw the EPA provide reasonable timelines for nascent technology to become widely available and cost-effective, for unexpected alternative solutions to take hold to allow compliance by the deadline, or for sectors to become more proficient at using and deploying existing technology to effectively meet the standards.

This research has several important implications for policymakers, regulated industries, business groups, and other stakeholders. Among them:

The EPA works closely with industry and stakeholder groups and includes flexibility in its standards to address legitimate industry concerns.Regulatory certainty spurs technological innovation that enables compliance.Regulatory design and incentives can lead to novel technological innovations.Unpredicted economic changes can shift the feasibility of compliance.Projections based on new technologies often fail to capture operational efficiencies that businesses will adopt over time.

Ceres is a nonprofit organization working with the most influential capital market leaders to solve the world’s greatest sustainability challenges. Through our powerful networks and global collaborations of investors, companies, and nonprofits, we drive action and inspire equitable market-based and policy solutions throughout the economy to build a just and sustainable future. For more information, visit ceres.org and follow @CeresNews.

Media Contact: Helen Booth-Tobin, booth-tobin@ceres.org, 617-247-0700 ext. 214

April 10, 2024 /3BL/ – Ceres welcomes the recommendations issued today by the West-Wide Governance Pathways Initiative in pursuit of a regional wholesale electricity market, a key milestone toward improving grid reliability, affordability, and clean energy deployment while maximizing benefits for large energy customers across western states.

“Businesses across the West support a regional organized electricity wholesale market for its many benefits — including a more reliable and efficient electric grid, more affordable utility bills, increased transparency, improved resource planning, and greater opportunities to power their operations with the clean energy resources they need to meet their climate goals,” said Geoff Crook, state policy director for the West, Ceres. “Ceres applauds the Pathway Initiative for issuing its recommendations today, and we celebrate them as a sign of serious momentum toward a better energy future across the western states.”

Today’s proposal outlines three steps to create an independent regional entity covering the largest possible footprint in the West. The first step calls for making substantive changes, within the scope of current law, to the independence of the Western Energy Imbalance Market’s Governing Body. The next step would be to create a new, independent regional organization that could leverage existing market infrastructure to minimize costs. These steps would in turn allow for enabling a full suite of market services.

Ceres has long supported the establishment of a regional electricity market in the West and has helped organize business advocacy for large commercial, industrial, and institutional energy customers in the region highlighting their design and feature recommendations.

About Ceres

Ceres is a nonprofit organization working with the most influential capital market leaders to solve the world’s greatest sustainability challenges. Through our powerful networks and global collaborations of investors, companies and nonprofits, we drive action and inspire equitable market-based and policy solutions throughout the economy to build a just and sustainable future. For more information, visit ceres.org and follow @CeresNews.

Media Contact: Helen Booth-Tobin, booth-tobin@ceres.org, 617-247-0700 ext. 214

BETHESDA, Md., April 10, 2024 /3BL/ – WHC (Wildlife Habitat Council) offers a new white paper available for download today, Enhancing Habitats for Reptiles and Amphibians | Corporate Conservation Efforts to Protect Herptiles. The white paper is sponsored by Ontario Power Generation (OPG) and is available for free on our website. 

Reptiles and amphibians have a rich global diversity. From painted turtles to green tree frogs, alligators to fire salamanders, these groups of species — collectively referred to as herptiles — exhibit many colors, shapes and sizes and exist on all continents except Antarctica. Unfortunately, herptiles are also among the world’s most endangered species. 

Given reptiles’ and amphibians’ ubiquity, their important ecological roles and their sensitivity to environmental disturbances, conservation efforts to support these species are vital. This white paper highlights examples of reptile and amphibian conservation projects at corporate sites around the world. These case studies share how, at varying scales, corporations can meet the needs of reptiles and amphibians. Featured case studies from WHC-Certified sites include:

Ashland: 009 Landfill, Georgia, USABP: Warm Springs Ponds, Montana, USABoston Properties: Carnegie Center, New Jersey, USACanadian Nuclear: Chalk River Laboratories, Ontario, CanadaCovia: Nepheline Syenite Operations, Ontario, CanadaCRH: Dufferin Aggregates Acton Quarry, Ontario, CanadaGeorgia-Pacific: Monticello, Mississippi, USAStellantis: Opel Automobile GmbH Kaiserslautern, Kaiserslautern, GermanyToyota: Toyota Motor Manufacturing Texas, Texas, USAWM: Sainte-Sophie Landfill, Quebec, Canada

Sponsored by OPG, this white paper features a foreword stating, “Reptiles and amphibians play vital roles in maintaining ecosystem balance by controlling populations of other species and contributing to nutrient cycling. OPG understands that reptiles and amphibians carry out their life cycles in a wide range of habitats, each species having specific requirements for survival; understanding these habitat needs is fundamental for conservation efforts at OPG.” 

About WHC:
WHC (Wildlife Habitat Council) has been working at the nexus of business and biodiversity for 35 years and is the only international NGO focused exclusively on enabling private sector action for nature. WHC builds strategies and frameworks for companies to integrate nature with climate, equity and engagement to support sustainable ecosystems and healthy communities. WHC’s corporate members represent some of the leading national and multinational corporations. WHC-certified programs can be found in 19 countries and 48 U.S. states. Learn more at www.wildlifehc.org.

Expedia Group’s Continued Commitment to Advancing Sustainability Across the Travel Industry

At Expedia Group, we believe travel is a force for good. According to UN Tourism, international tourism is on track to recover to close to 90% of pre-pandemic levels. It is now more important than ever to reaffirm our commitment to supporting climate action.

This Earth Month, our Global Social Impact and Sustainability team has partnered with our SAGE (Sustainable and Green at Expedia Group) community business group and our internal People Learning Team to launch a self-paced learning module for employees covering climate change in the travel industry, how Expedia Group is powering sustainable journeys, and what Expedians can do to make an impact.

The training builds on our inaugural Climate Action Plan launched last year, outlining Expedia Group’s overall climate vision and approach. Because change begins at home, we’re working to decarbonize our operations and have set a 2040 Net Zero target, with interim goals of:

Reducing our Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions 75% by 2030.Continuing to match 100% of our electricity usage with renewable purchases through 2030.Engaging with our value chain to ensure that 75% of our suppliers by emissions have set science-based targets by 2028.

Our Climate Action Plan also commits us to supporting the global travel industry’s ability to meet its goal of halving emissions by 2030 and reaching Net Zero by 2050. We see our role as twofold: Expedia Group enables travel suppliers to green their offerings, and we empower travelers to confidently book greener options.

Travel and tourism are inherently place-based: Every trip has a destination, and positive travel experiences hinge on vibrant, prosperous destination communities. Two recent partnerships embody this recognition, demonstrating how sustainability efforts in travel can likewise support equity in local communities.

Nature Positive Tourism Fund

Expedia Group has provided foundational philanthropic support to the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) to launch the Nature Positive Tourism Fund (NPTF), leveraging WCS’s long track record of global conservation in areas of outstanding natural beauty and important wildlife populations. Nature Positive Tourism directly contributes to the protection of these habitats and wildlife by engaging with the people living in regions important for conservation. This form of tourism allows travelers to enjoy global natural wonders and unique biodiversity while ensuring that tourist spending contributes directly to a more conservation-focused and sustainable economy.

The Nature Positive Tourism Fund will:

Provide Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities with working capital loans, grants, and access to technical experts, in order to improve infrastructure, services, and overall tourist experience, and to support the transition away from fossil fuels.Identify and improve best practices and standards in Nature Positive Tourism in collaboration with key stakeholders across the industry.Expand Nature Positive Tourism opportunities in the critically important conservation areas where WCS works, including building community-owned and -operated tourism facilities and services.

We’re excited to embark on this work with WCS, with initial fund disbursement supporting programs in the Madidi Landscape in Bolivia and the Kulen Prum Tep Sanctuary in Cambodia with future sites under development. Together, we’ll help travelers better understand the value of nature while ensuring that nature tourism delivers economic value and benefits to local communities and contributes to conservation efforts in critical habitats.

Destination Climate Champions

Expedia Group partnered with nonprofit The Travel Foundation to launch a first-of-its-kind educational program and peer learning network for destination marketing and management organizations (DMOs). This free, self-guided program equips DMO staff with the knowledge and skills to serve as “climate champions” and incorporate a climate lens into their day-to-day work, while also creating a destination-specific Climate Action Plan and bolstering their ability to communicate with travelers about sustainable tourism in their destination.

DMOs are a key node for climate action in the travel industry, and a destination-specific climate action plan can anchor and coordinate the efforts of travel businesses both large and small as well as governments, investors, residents, and other travel stakeholders. The course will help destinations better meet traveler expectations while building community and industry resilience to the impacts of climate change.

The program is currently being piloted with DMOs from across three geographic cohorts — the EU, U.S. and Canada (Pacific Northwest), and New Zealand. We look forward to launching this program soon to DMOs around the world.

In addition to this new program, Expedia Group has also sponsored the Travel Foundation to convene a coalition of nonprofits and academics to produce a white paper on Climate Justice for the travel and tourism industry, which will be published later this year.

Product Features for Travelers

As we work toward a more responsible travel ecosystem, it’s evident there’s growing interest in sustainable travel options. A report by our Expedia Group Media Solutions team highlighted that 90% of consumers look for sustainable options when traveling, though 70% feel overwhelmed navigating available options and starting the process of becoming a more sustainable traveler 1.

We’ve prioritized providing credible sustainability information for travelers in our products and via our platforms, leveraging industry best practices and scientific consensus. Expedia Group is committed to working with our peers within the Travalyst Coalition to collaboratively develop many of the methodologies and data standards which underpin our product features.

Existing product features include:

Information about relative flight emissions on U.S. point of saleA filter for eco-certified hotelsDetails about the sustainability-related amenities of hotels and vacation rentalsA filter for EV-charging availability at hotelsA filter for electric rental cars

Looking Ahead

This work directly correlates with our Open World™ social impact and sustainability strategy, which articulates how Expedia Group will advance a travel ecosystem that is open, accessible, and responsible for all. Sustainability and climate action is a core pillar of this intersectional work, and one that engages our employees around the world across all functions of our business.

A sustainable travel industry is essential in building a more prosperous planet for generations to come. At Expedia Group, we know there’s more work to be done, and our Climate Action Plan and Open World strategy outline a clear plan forward.

Stay tuned for our 2023 Global Impact Report, and find details on our current plans and progress here.

Data Sources

1 Expedia Group Media Solutions, Travelers’ interest in sustainable tourism options increases (Research was conducted in February and March 2022 by Wakefield Research. The study engaged 11,000 representative consumers in 11 countries: Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, India, Japan, Mexico, the U.K., and the U.S.)

NEW YORK, April 10, 2024 /3BL/ – The International WELL Building Institute (IWBI) is pleased to announce new organizations that have joined its membership program, many through the Works with WELL network. The most recent additions to the network span industries including manufacturing, urban planning and air quality technology, and signify a continued prioritization of health and well-being of people across buildings, organizations and communities.

“The IWBI community is driving the movement for people-first places,” said Rachel Hodgdon, President and CEO, IWBI. “We’re energized by the combined strengths of our global member organizations and proud that WELL is part of their efforts to achieve healthier spaces for a healthier world.”

New members include:

Beijing Tsinghua Tongheng Urban Planning and Design InstituteBisly OÜCHFT Advisory and Appraisal, Ltd.Foshan Sitzone Furniture Co., LtdGigahertz-OptikinBiot Monitoring S.L.Synetica LimitedXiamen Milesight IoT Co., Ltd.

The IWBI membership community accompanies the uptake of the WELL Building Standard (WELL) offerings including WELL Certification, WELL ratings and WELL at scale programs, which stand at more than 5 billion square feet of real estate applying WELL strategies across 130 countries. Organizations have the opportunity to join IWBI’s membership community through Works with WELL, which recognizes products and solutions that contribute to the achievement of specific features in the WELL Standard as indicated by a Works with WELL trademark. Works with WELL enrollment includes IWBI membership benefits.

IWBI membership is a global initiative that offers commercial benefits, as well as brand visibility and networking opportunities. These new members join IWBI’s existing membership community, which can be found here.

There are two tiers of membership and a third designation for companies enrolled in the WELL at scale program. This allows companies to select the best fit for their organizational goals. Member benefits include discounts on the WELL Certification process and WELL AP credentialing program, specialized opportunities to publicize accomplishments and more touchpoints with IWBI leadership and across the broader community through members-only year-round events and enhanced digital engagement. The program creates opportunities for WELL advocates and champions to stay connected, share best practices, explore new shared initiatives and receive greater recognition for these efforts.

About the International WELL Building Institute
The International WELL Building Institute (IWBI) is a public benefit corporation and the global authority for transforming health and well-being in buildings, organizations and communities. In pursuit of its public-health mission, IWBI mobilizes its community through the development and administration of the WELL Building Standard (WELL), WELL for residential, WELL Community, its WELL ratings and management of the WELL AP credential. IWBI also translates research into practice, develops educational resources and advocates for policies that promote health and well-being for everyone, everywhere. More information on WELL can be found here.

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EPISODE SUMMARY

Mechanical recycling has existed for decades, but capacity isn’t keeping up with demand. In part two of our recycling and beyond conversation, Dow Global Sustainability Director Haley Lowry and Neste Vice President of Value Chain Development Jeroen Verhoeven discuss alternative innovations the industry is focusing on to fill gaps for recycled plastic requirements and carbon emission targets, including advanced recycling— also known as molecular or chemical recycling.

EPISODE NOTES

In Recycling and Beyond Part 2, Haley Lowry, Global Sustainability Director at Dow, and Jeroen Verhoeven, Vice President of Value Chain Development at Neste, discuss the quiet industry collaborations that are helping companies break out of their silos to achieve their sustainability targets. We explore the potential behind this collaborative approach in rebalancing carbon and circularity challenges the industry is facing and what solutions could comprise disruptive mechanical and advanced recycling business models.

We take a look at how a collaborative approach can allow companies to keep each other honest in their sustainability efforts, scale technologies and create the right policy and regulatory frameworks to help the industry redefine the inputs used to make plastics, including fossil fuels.

SHOW CONTRIBUTORS

Host: Maithreyi Seetharaman 
Show Producer: Lisa Desai 
Sound Production: PhiLipp Schweidler, Department of Noise 
Communications Advisor: Jonny West-Symes, Teneo 
Artwork: Dow Creative Element

In case you missed it, six nonprofits are receiving $5,000 each through the FedEx Cares Purple Totes Grant Contest. Here’s how the contest worked:

FedEx employees were invited to form teams, pick a nonprofit in need of donations, and then post a photo on social media showing the team delivering donations to the nonprofit. (Donations were not required to be delivered in purple tote bags, although many teams opted to do so.)

Entries were evaluated based on creativity of the photo, impact on the community, collaboration among the team, and the power of each team’s story. Grants were awarded to the first-place team in three divisions based on the team size.

In addition, employees were invited to vote on “People’s Choice Awards” for the most creative, most impactful, and most engaging entries.

More than 3,200 team members collected and donated over 4,700 totes worldwide through the contest, which is part of the FedEx Cares campaign to “Drive forward. Give back.”

Congratulations to the six winning teams.

PISA Team 
Quercianella, Italy 
Small Division First Place Winner 
$5,000 grant to Casa Papa Francesco

The PISA Team helped donate nine totes to the Casa Papa Francesco, a family-sized educational community in Quercianella – Livorno, Italy. The casa welcomes children from birth to 16 years of age and was designed and built with the wellbeing of the children in mind, valuing contact with nature and providing ample space for playtime and socialization, while giving support for their daily material needs.

Paws for a Cause 
Medium Division First Place Winner 
Salt Lake City, Utah 
$5,000 grant to Humane Society of Utah

Team Paws for a Cause donated 65 totes to the Humane Society of Utah, the biggest open-admission animal welfare organization in the state. The 15-member team helped to bring in food, treats, blankets, towels, and 24 oversized items for the Humane Society to use for the animals.

FedEx ACC 
Large Division First Place Winner 
Hyderabad, India 
$5,000 grant to ASRITHA Rainbow Home 

This team of 200+ FedEx employees donated more than 1,060 pounds of groceries and 1,700 hygiene products to the ASRITHA Rainbow Home, a nonprofit that helps young girls living in the streets of Hyderabad. The Rainbow House offers the girls opportunities to learn about proper nutrition, basic education, and social skills.

NOKY Strong 
Independence, Kentucky 
People’s Choice — Most Creative Award Winner 
$5,000 grant to Joe Burrow Foundation

The NOKY Strong team collected 6,277 items for the Joe Burrow Foundation. These items included food and hygiene products that will be distributed to children and families in Greater Cincinnati (Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana) and Baton Rouge, Louisiana, who are dealing with mental health issues and food insecurity.

UAE Heartful Heroes 
Dubai, United Ara Emirates 
People’s Choice — Most Impactful Award Winner 
$5,000 grant to Senses Residential Day Care for Special Needs

The UAE Heartful Heroes team donated more than 3,700 pounds of food and necessities to the Senses Residential and Day Care for Special Needs, a nonprofit that provides specialized programs for kids between 3-19.

Melody Raymundo’s Team 
Pasay City, Philippines 
People’s Choice — Most Engaging Award Winner 
$5,000 grant to Action for the Care and Development of the Poor

Melody Raymundo’s team donated more than 50 totes to the Action for the Care and Development of the Poor in the Philippines (ACAP). The totes were filled with school supplies, which will be used by kids in Palanyag San Dionisio Paranaque. The ACAP empower youth through educational and social development programs.

Note: Award of the grant for nonprofits that do not have a U.S. affiliate and are not a registered Canadian charity are subject to final vetting and approval by CAF America. 

LINCOLN, Neb., April 10, 2024 /3BL/ – The Arbor Day Foundation’s innovative approach to tree planting was featured in an article from The Washington Post.

The Washington Post analysis explored how the Foundation has leveraged cutting-edge technology and data-driven insights to plant trees in neighborhoods where they are needed most. The Foundation’s partnership with the technology company NatureQuant (also highlighted in the piece) has enhanced the Foundation’s ability to identify low-canopy cities and neighborhoods and target those locations for tree plantings.

Trees have been proven to mitigate the effects of climate change like poor air quality and extreme heat, as well as improve people’s mental and physical health. Establishing healthy urban canopies is a crucial part of the Arbor Day Foundation’s commitment to ensuring equitable access to trees and green space in communities all around the world.

The full Washington Post article can be viewed here.

About the Arbor Day Foundation

Founded in 1972, the Arbor Day Foundation is the largest nonprofit membership organization dedicated to planting trees. Together with our partners, we have helped plant more than 500 million trees in neighborhoods, communities, cities and forests throughout the world. Our vision is to lead toward a world where trees are used to solve issues critical to survival. Through our members, partners and programs, the Arbor Day Foundation inspires people across the globe to plant, nurture and celebrate trees. More information is available at arborday.org.

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As a global company, Whirlpool Corporation has operations in many types of ecosystems around the world, and we are committed to helping protect these life-sustaining resources to enable a thriving future for our communities. Our commitment to improving life at home extends to the planet we all share and all who inhabit it.

https://www.whirlpoolcorp.com/2023SustainabilityReport/plants-and-operations/biodiversity.php

About Whirlpool Corporation

Whirlpool Corporation (NYSE: WHR) is committed to being the best global kitchen and laundry company, in constant pursuit of improving life at home. In an increasingly digital world, the company is driving purposeful innovation to meet the evolving needs of consumers through its iconic brand portfolio, including Whirlpool, KitchenAid, Maytag, Consul, Brastemp, Amana, Bauknecht, JennAir, Indesit and InSinkErator. In 2023, the company reported approximately $19 billion in annual sales, 59,000 employees and 55 manufacturing and technology research centers. Additional information about the company can be found at WhirlpoolCorp.com.

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NEWARK, Del., April 10, 2024 /3BL/ – Delmarva Power’s efforts to reinforce the local energy grid, add new technology and smart devices and targeted projects to increase resiliency against more frequent and impactful weather events, resulted in customers experiencing the lowest frequency of electric outages ever in 2023. When outages did occur, crews averaged a safe restoration of service within 58 minutes systemwide.

“Providing reliable energy service is an integral part of our commitment to offer world-class experience to our customers,” said Tamla Olivier, chief operating officer of Pepco Holdings, which includes Delmarva Power. “This accomplishment is the result of our ongoing investment in local energy infrastructure and reflects the dedication of every Delmarva Power employee to supporting our customers.”

Delmarva Power’s investments strengthen the grid against increasingly frequent and impactful weather events as the result of climate change and supports efforts to enable clean energy resources like solar and electric vehicles. In 2023, key projects to further reliability and resiliency include:

East New Market to Cambridge Reliability Project – A major modernization project that rebuilt 11 miles of existing transmission line to strengthen the local energy grid and enhance service reliability for more than 13,600 local customers in Dorchester County.Carrcroft to Silverside Reliability Project – Part of our broader strategic effort to strengthen and modernize the energy grid across our service area. The project includes rebuilding more than 1.4 miles of existing transmission line with new state-of-the-art steel poles and modern equipment. These more reliable structures are designed to withstand severe weather conditions and will enhance service reliability to more than 6,000 customers in New Castle County.Vienna to West Cambridge Reliability Project – A critical modernization project that includes rebuilding nearly 20 miles of existing transmission line to strengthen the local energy grid and enhance service reliability for nearly 12,000 local customers in Dorchester County.

These projects are bolstered by ongoing reliability efforts in the Delaware and Maryland, and the installation of innovative technologies to improve system reliability, such as specialized equipment, like smart switches and reclosers to automatically detect issues and restore service faster by automatically isolating damage. These technologies have been a major driver in the continued reduction in outages for customers.

Continued infrastructure investments will help support strong reliability for customers and help meet the growing energy demands of communities across Delaware and Maryland.

For more information on additional reliability enhancement projects, visit delmarva.com/Reliability.

To learn more about Delmarva Power, visit The Source, Delmarva Power’s online newsroom. Find additional information by visiting delmarva.com, on Facebook at facebook.com/DelmarvaPower and on X, formerly known as Twitter, at twitter.com/DelmarvaConnect. Delmarva Power’s mobile app is available at delmarva.com/MobileApp.

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About Delmarva Power 
Delmarva Power is a unit of Exelon (Nasdaq: EXC), a Fortune 250 company and the nation’s largest utility company, serving more than 10 million customers. Delmarva Power provides safe and reliable energy service to approximately 561,500 electric customers in Delaware and Maryland and approximately 140,000 natural gas customers in northern Delaware.

Contact: Zach Chizar 
Delmarva Power Communications 
800-201-5764 (media hotline)