ARLINGTON, Va., Feb. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Pepco Energy Services, a subsidiary of Pepco Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: POM) and a leader in supplying renewable electricity in the mid-Atlantic region, announced today that it has been awarded a contract by the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) to supply renewable power to the Statue of Liberty, Ellis Island, operated by the National Park Service, and several other GSA owned and operated federal facilities in northern New Jersey.

The three year contract calls for Pepco Energy Services to supply an estimated 27 million kilowatt hours (kWh) of electricity generated from 100% renewable resources to the Statue of Liberty on Liberty Island and the Ellis Island Immigration Museum on Ellis Island. Windmills will generate the energy.

Under the terms of the contract, beginning in March 2006 Pepco Energy Services will also be supplying energy to GSA's flagship federal facility in Newark, New Jersey, the Peter Rodino Federal Building. In June 2006 Pepco Energy Services will begin selling power to the remaining 22 GSA owned and operated facilities in the Northeast and Caribbean Region (Region 2), located in Northern and Central New Jersey. Ten percent of this energy for GSA's facilities will be from renewable energy sources.

"Pepco Energy Services feels patriotic and proud to support the National Park Service and the General Services Administration in providing affordable environmentally friendly energy for these national monuments and treasures," said Ed Mayberry, President and Chief Executive Officer of Pepco Energy Services, "and it is an honor to assist Lady Liberty in keeping the torch shining."

Pepco Energy Services also supplies green energy to several other government agencies including the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the Department of Labor, the Department of Transportation and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Headquarters, located in Washington, D.C.

About Pepco Energy Services

Pepco Energy Services, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Pepco Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: POM), provides commercial, institutional, government and industrial customers with comprehensive energy management solutions, including the supply of electricity and natural gas, energy efficiency studies, fuel management services, heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems, lighting, onsite generation, project financing, and energy operations and maintenance services. In 2005, Pepco Energy Services generated revenues of more than $1 billion from energy and energy-related services and has completed energy efficiency projects from North Carolina to Connecticut.

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