Upper Pottsgrove will receive $5,000, and East Coventry, $7,147, in 2022 Green Region Grants from PECO. They're intended to help preserve trees, and create or enhance open spaces.
Ringing Hill and Limerick fire departments were called Friday at 5:43 a.m. to the 1600 block of Briarwood Lane in Lower Pottsgrove, to deal with sparks from a power line that were igniting nearby brush.
Guard rail installation work near the new South Park Road bridge crossing U.S. Route 422 in Sanatoga accidentally punctured holes in an underground gas main. The road was closed for hours as PECO Energy crews made repairs.
Edison Electric Institute, a membership organization that represents U.S. investor-owned electric companies, gave an award to PECO Energy for its restoration and recovery efforts during Hurricane Ida.
One of the weekend winter storm's isolated but severe effects were power outages. As of Monday at 9 a.m., more than 1,500 properties in Montgomery and Berks counties reportedly had no electricity.
Santa's coming, and winter is too. PECO Energy, which supplies a portion of western Montgomery County with utility services, wants to help customers save money during cold weather. It offers 12 tips.
Local small businesses that are PECO Energy natural gas customers and who face financial hardship as a result of the pandemic and rising energy prices may qualify for the company's grant relief program.
Fire company, police, and PECO Energy vehicles responded Monday morning at 7:40 a.m. to a utility pole transformer fire near the Norfolk Southern tracks behind Home Depot in Lower Pottsgrove.