A G ST 2016 PDATE PROGRESS REPOR Our Work to Upgrade Reliability District of Columbia Progress Results 1. TRIMMING TREES Many of Pepco’s outages are a direct result of trees We trimmed trees along 52.13 miles of power lines in falling on power lines. Pepco is aggressively trimming the District of Columbia during August, bringing the trees along public rights of way to obtain increased annual total to 278.2 miles. The annual target for clearance between the overhead electric wires and 2016 is 400 miles. existing trees. Pepco also works with District of Columbia communities and homeowners to remove potentially hazardous trees which fall outside of the company’s right of way area. 2. IMPROVING PRIORITY FEEDERS A feeder is an electric power line that distributes In August, we completed work in the Navy Yard area. power to up to 1,100 customers within a specific We continued work in the areas of Fort Davis, geographic area. Each year, across the District of Capitol Hill, Deanwood, Hillbrook and Fort Dupont. Columbia, Pepco selects feeders for additional work We plan to complete 16 projects during 2016. to improve performance. 3. PREPARING FOR SYSTEM GROWT Similar to upgrading electric service to your home to In August, we completed work in the Metro Center accommodate new appliances and electronic devices, area. We continued work on projects in the areas of Pepco is continuing to upgrade power lines and is eorgetown, Foggy Bottom, Petworth and Brookland. adding circuits to accommodate new customers and We plan to complete six projects during 2016. support increased energy use by existing customers. pepco.com PROGRESS REPORT – DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA A G ST 2016 PDATE 4. INSTALLING ADVANCED TEC NOLOGIES Pepco is installing advanced control systems that In August, we continued work on projects in the areas allow the electric system to identify problems and of Cathedral Heights, Brightwood, Benning and perform switching automatically. The technology will Brookland. The 2016 plan includes the activation of six automatically isolate failed pieces of equipment and automated restoration schemes. restore most of the affected customers within minutes of the failure. 5. IMPROVING ADDITIONAL FEEDERS A feeder is an electric power line that distributes In August, we completed work in the Petworth area. power to up to 1,100 customers within a specific We continued work in the areas of Cleveland Park, geographic area. This program supplements the Adams Morgan and Congress Heights. We plan to priority feeder program and focuses on addressing complete 13 projects during 2016. equipment, vegetation, weather and animal-related issues that negatively impact reliability performance. pepco.com .