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Pepco Energy Services Awarded Design-Build Contract for Central Utility Plant Refurbishment and Co-Generation at British Embassy in Washington, DC

Posted on: Wednesday, 25 March 2009, 18:39 CDT

ARLINGTON, Va., March 25 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Pepco Energy Services, a subsidiary of Pepco Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: POM) and a leader in comprehensive facilities and energy management services and solutions, announced today that it has been awarded a design-build contract for a central utility plant refurbishment and the addition of a co-generation unit for the British Embassy in Washington, D.C.

The British Embassy selected Pepco Energy Services after an extensive evaluation that was in accordance with European Union Procurement Rules. Located adjacent to the United States Naval Observatory on Massachusetts Avenue's "Embassy Row", the British Embassy is the largest embassy in Washington, D.C. with nearly 500 employees.

As part of the contract, Pepco Energy Services will design, install, and maintain a new cogeneration system at the central plant at the British Embassy. The conceptual design calls for the installation of two internal combustion engines powered by natural gas that will produce electricity for the British Embassy offices and Ambassador's residence.

By utilizing the waste heat from the engines to generate low temperature hot water for heating or cooling, this technology provides higher efficiency than competing designs. In addition, by having onsite generation, the Embassy will have a redundant source of power should there be an outage on the local grid. This will also allow for peak-shaving to reduce metered demand during extreme heat and cold events when stress on the grid is greatest and cost per kilowatt-hour at its highest. Construction is expected to begin this year with completion in 2010.

Pepco Energy Services will also undertake a comprehensive LEED assessment of the Embassy and through the design-build contract will incorporate processes and measures that will contribute to LEED certification of the complex. In addition, this project will incorporate best practices from the Energy Efficiency Partnership of Greater Washington, the Virginia Tech led initiative for energy savings initiatives in Washington, D.C. of which Pepco Energy Services is a core partner.

"Pepco Energy Services is extremely pleased to be building this high efficiency cogeneration plant for the British Embassy that will substantially save energy, cut operational costs and reduce global greenhouse-gas emissions," stated John Huffman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Pepco Energy Services. "We hope more organizations will follow their lead."

A British Embassy spokesman said:

"We are delighted to be working with Pepco Energy on this exciting project. We are committed to continual improvement of the Embassy's environmental performance, preventing pollution and reducing our carbon footprint. This reflects the FCO's belief that environmental considerations must be at the heart of how we do business around the world."

About Pepco Energy Services

Pepco Energy Services, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Pepco Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: POM), is a leader in providing commercial, institutional, government and industrial customers with competitive electricity and natural gas supply and energy efficiency services. Visit www.pepcoenergy.com for more information.

Pepco Energy Services, Inc. is not the same company as Potomac Electric Power Company, and prices and services of Pepco Energy Services, Inc. are not set by the Public Service Commission.

Information contained in this news release may include forward-looking statements which should be considered in light of the risks inherent in the business of Pepco Holdings, Inc. and its subsidiaries, as discussed in public documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

SOURCE Pepco Energy Services

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