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Exelon
NYSE: EXC
Exelon Corporation is a power generation, transmission, and distribution company based in Chicago, Illinois, with over $15 billion in revenues (per year ending Dec. 2001). PECO Energy and Unicom of Chicago, merged to create Exelon Corporation. Exelon Corporation is now divided into 3 business units based on their activities.
Exelon Generation produces more than 48,000 MW of electricity. It generates electricity from nuclear and hydroelectric sources.
Exelon Nuclear operates the largest nuclear fleet in the US, the third largest fleet in the world. Its ten stations - with 17 reactors - represent approximately 20% of the US nuclear industry's power capacity.Exelon Energy Delivery serves more than 3.4 million electricity customers in Northern Illinois and about 1.5 million electricity and 430,000 natural gas customers in Southeastern Pennsylvania.
Exelon competes nationwide in the area of infrastructure services, integrated communication, thermal technologies, turnkey consulting, and capital funding.