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Pepco Activates Kilowatchers Club Programs

Programs Reduce Electricity Demand Due to Unseasonable Heat

For Immediate Release
July 29, 2002

At 3:45 p.m. today, Pepco activated its Kilowatchers Club programs to reduce demand for electricity this afternoon due to the region`s hot spell.

More than 207,000 residential customers volunteer to allow Pepco to cycle their air conditioners off-and-on periodically on weekday afternoons for no longer than six hours.

Other voluntary conservation actions Pepco requests at this time include:

Close curtains and blinds to keep the sun out and retain cooler air inside your home.
Do not open refrigerators or freezers and turn off all unnecessary lights.
Postpone using major heat-producing appliances like electric stoves and clothes dryers until the cooler evening hours.
Save computer information frequently.

Point of Contact:
Makini Street