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Please find page 17 of the 2009 Exelon annual report below. You can navigate through the pages in the report by either clicking on the pages listed below, or by using the keyword search tool below to find specific information within the annual report.OurEnvironmentalLeadership
ExeloncontinuedtomakestrongprogressonExelon2020:alow-carbon
roadmap.Lessthanoneyearafterouroriginalannouncementofwhatis
nowourbusinessandenvironmentalplan,weannouncedgreenhouse
gasemissionsreductionsofover35percentundertheU.S.Environmental
ProtectionAgency’sClimateLeadersprogram.Wearenowone-thirdofthe
waytoour2020goalofeffectivelyeliminatingourcarbonfootprint.
ExelonwasforthefourthconsecutiveyearnamedtotheDowJones
SustainabilityNorthAmericaIndexandredoubledadvocacyeffortson
climatelegislation,withfrequentvisitstoCapitolHillandtestimony
beforekeyCongressionalcommittees.
ExelonBusinessServicesCompanyledthewaytowarda16percentreduction
inenergyuseacrossourcommercialfacilities.During2009,theU.S.
DepartmentofEnergyannouceditsintenttoawardPECO$200millionin
matchinggrantfundsundertheSmartGridInvestmentProgram.ComEd
completedyearoneofitsconsumerSmartIdeasenergyefficiencyprogram
andlauncheditsSmartGridpilot.
ExelonNuclearannouncedanuclearuprateprogramtoexpanditsexisting
reactorfleetbyupto1,500megawatts(MW)ofnewzero-emissionsoutput
andbrought70MWonlinein2009.ExelonPower’sChicagoCitySolarplant,
a10-MWfacility,beganoperationsonaformerindustrialsiteinChicago’s
WestPullmanneighborhood.Theplantisthelargesturbansolarinstallation
inthenation.
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