Philadelphia area electric utilities, responding to the hot weather, say they plan to cycle the home air-conditioning systems today of customers who volunteered for a special conservation program.
Peco Energy Co. said it plans to curtail electrical power to the air-conditioners of 87,000 customers between 1 p.m. and 6 p.m. today during a period of peak demand on the regional electrical grid. Customers who signed up for its Smart A/C Saver program agreed to allow the utility to shut down the compressors of their air-conditioners for 15 minutes every half hour during a conservation event. Peco declared a similar event Wednesday between 2 p.m. and 7 p.m., said Catherine Engel-Menendez, Peco's spokeswoman.
