Delmarva Power, Pepco To Host Annual Low-Income Energy Assistance Summit

WHAT:  Delmarva Power and its sister utility Pepco will join forces with social service agency representatives across the Mid-Atlantic region to discuss winter energy issues affecting low-income households.

WHEN: 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 12

WHERE: Sheraton Dover Hotel, 1570 North DuPont Highway, Dover, Del.

A variety of topics impacting the region's lower income households who struggle to pay their utility bill will be discussed, including:

• New technologies aimed at helping customers reduce their energy bill;
• 2011-2012 LIHEAP (Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program) funding; and
• Upcoming challenges for low-income households during this winter heating season presented by Keynote Speaker National Fuel Funds Executive Director George Coling

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About Delmarva Power: Delmarva Power, a public utility owned by Pepco Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: POM), provides safe and reliable energy to nearly 500,000 electric delivery customers in Delaware and Maryland and over 122,000 natural gas delivery customers in northern Delaware.

About Pepco: Pepco, a subsidiary of Pepco Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: POM), delivers safe, reliable and affordable electric service to more than 778,000 customers in Maryland and the District of Columbia