WASHINGTON, D.C. - This holiday season, you can help some Pepco customers who are having difficulty paying their energy bills by giving them the Gift of Energy.

To purchase a Gift of Energy, visit www.pepco.com and click "Gift of Energy." You also can pay for a Gift of Energy in person at one of the company's participating Pepco Customer Service Centers. The program, which is available to both District of Columbia and Maryland customers, launches immediately and runs through Jan. 15, 2013.

Where to Buy a Gift of Energy
The location and hours of participating Pepco Customer Service Centers are:

Washington Customer Service Centers
701 Ninth Street, N.W.
Monday - Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5:15 p.m.

2306 Martin Luther King, Jr. Avenue, S.E.
Monday - Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Maryland Customer Service Centers
8300 Old Marlboro Pike, Forestville, Md
Monday - Friday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

201 West Gude Drive, Rockville, Md
Monday - Friday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

The program works like this:

• Visit www.pepco.com, and click "Gift of Energy" and fill out the contact form
• Or visit a Pepco Customer Service Center in the District of Columbia or Maryland
• Provide customer service with the name and address of the person for whom you're buying the Gift of Energy
• Make a payment via check or credit card on that person's account
• Receive a holiday greeting card to give to that special someone, compliments of Pepco.

Pepco, a subsidiary of Pepco Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: POM), delivers safe, reliable and affordable electric service to more than 788,000 customers in Maryland and the District of Columbia.