Exelon 2006 Annual Report Download - page 25

exelon generation
Exelon Nuclear, the nation’s largest operator of commercial
nuclear reactors, continued to perform at world-class levels
in 2006. Exelon Nuclear’s owned generation produced
131,385,409 megawatt-hours of electricity in 2006, an all-
time company record. There are 6,800 nuclear professionals
working at Exelon Nuclear. Whether serving at a site or
at Exelon Nuclear’s headquarters in Warrenville, Ill., these
professionals implement industry best practices to ensure
safe, reliable operation throughout the fleet. With 10
generating stations and 17 reactors in the Midwest and
Mid-Atlantic regions, Exelon Nuclear also achieved a record
summer capacity factor of 98.1 percent and an overall
capacity factor of 93.9 percent, both well above the industry
average. Exelon Nuclear continued its industry leadership
in well-executed planned outages, completing 10 refueling
outages in an average of 24 days, versus an industry aver-
age of 39 days. Exelon Nuclear generation performance
was enhanced by continued focus on equipment reliability,
resulting in the fleet’s best-ever forced loss rate.
Exelon Power’s fleet of fossil and hydroelectric units in
Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania and Texas
provided more than 14,966,280 megawatt-hours of reliable
generation in 2006. With 113 units at 23 different sites,
Exelon Power can provide more than 8,000 megawatts
of safe, efficient and environmentally responsible base
load, intermediate, and peak power generation. Over the
past few years, Exelon Power has made great strides in
optimizing the performance of its units and maintenance
programs while continuing to perform safely to provide
the company with the right power, at the right time, and
at the right price.
Exelon Power Team is the power marketing division of
Exelon, whose role it is to manage the risk and maximize
the economic value associated with Exelon’s electric
generating facilities, fuel requirements, emission credits,
transmission contracts and load obligations. Power Team’s
wholesale marketing and transaction efforts are focused
on the electricity markets in several regions of the United
States: the Mid-Atlantic, the Midwest, the Northeast, the
Southwest and Texas. Power Team’s retail electric and gas
marketing, sales and operations are focused in the Midwest.
Power Team’s trade floor and headquarters are located
in Kennett Square, Pennsylvania, with retail offices in Ohio
and Illinois.
exelon business services company
Exelon Business Services Company (EBSC) is a direct, wholly
owned subsidiary of Exelon Corporation that serves as a
strategic partner to provide quality products and services
at the best costs for all Exelon companies. EBSC practice
areas include Communications, Corporate Governance,
Corporate Strategy, Finance, Government & Environmental
Affairs and Public Policy, Human Resources, IT, Legal, Real
Estate, Supply, Commercial Operations such as accounts
payable, payroll and business planning, and Energy Delivery
Shared Services.
EBSC has approximately 1,900 employees in Northern
Illinois, Pennsylvania and at virtually every Exelon business
location, delivering value by providing cost and operating
efficiencies, high-quality service, and developing enterprise-
wide and organization-specific solutions. EBSC partners
closely with Exelon affiliates and external suppliers to
leverage technology and economies of scale to improve
managing costs, quality and efficiencies.
In 2006, EBSC improved its overall performance and service
levels, ranking above industry benchmarks in most areas,
including IT service reliability, legal client satisfaction
and payroll accuracy, while exceeding demanding cost-
savings targets. The company enabled supply chain savings
of $70 million, surpassing its aggressive target for the
third consecutive year. Importantly, the Diverse Business
Enablement program directed $341 million of Exelon’s
spending on materials and services to minority- and
women-owned businesses.
EBSC also implemented a Common Customer System
across Exelon Energy Delivery for billing and managing
customer information, replacing a legacy application at
PECO, and providing more automated controls and processes
in accordance with Sarbanes-Oxley requirements. Other
highlights include the financial and legal support of Illinois’
first auction for procuring wholesale electricity for ComEd.
To continue to provide exceptional service and unparal-
leled value in 2007, EBSC will focus on providing greater
cost transparency and broadening its benchmarking to
demonstrate the value of its products and services. It also
will support Exelon’s environmental leadership by pursuing
LEED certification for the corporate headquarters.
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