ATLANTIC CITY ELECTRIC CO
For the period ended Dec 31, 2025. Filed Feb 12, 2026.
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FY2025 · Filed Feb 12, 2026
EXC$45.62-2.0%Stored close · as of Nov 6, 2026
What changed in Risk Factors?
Read the current filingPrevious report: 10-K
Period ended 2024-12-31; filed 2025-02-12.
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ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORSCurrent report: 10-K
Period ended 2025-12-31; filed 2026-02-12.
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ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORSThe baseline is this issuer’s latest earlier reporting period of the same form that was filed before the current report. A previous 10-Q is a different quarter, not a year-over-year comparison. Amendments are excluded.
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A changed paragraph is not evidence that risk increased or decreased. An unchanged paragraph does not establish that risk stayed the same.
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Current report
Energy storage systems provide additional resources for enhancing grid reliability and stability by providing rapid response capabilities, allowing the injection and absorption of power during electric supply and demand imbalances. As forecasted load increases, the lack of sufficient energy storage growth may also lead to greater price volatility and challenges in power services for customers.
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Previous report
The activities associated with the past Deferred Prosecution Agreement and the now resolved associated SEC investigation could have a material adverse effect on Exelon’s and ComEd’s reputation and relationship with legislators, regulators, and customers that could affect their ability to achieve actions and approvals (Exelon and ComEd).
Previous report
On July 17, 2020, ComEd entered into a Deferred Prosecution Agreement with the USAO for the Northern District of Illinois to resolve the USAO’s investigation into Exelon’s and ComEd’s lobbying activities in the State of Illinois. Exelon was not made a party to the DPA and no charges were brought against Exelon. Under the DPA, the USAO filed a single charge alleging that ComEd improperly gave and offered to give jobs, vendor subcontracts, and payments associated with those jobs and subcontracts for the benefit of the Speaker of the Illinois House of Representatives and the Speaker’s associates, with the intent to influence the Speaker’s action regarding legislation affecting ComEd’s interests. The DPA provided that the USAO would defer any prosecution of such charge and any other criminal or civil case against ComEd in connection with the matters identified therein for a three-year period. That period expired, and the pending charge was dismissed, in July 2023. In October 2019, the SEC notified Exelon and ComEd that it had opened an investigation into their lobbying activities in the state of Illinois. On September 28, 2023, Exelon and ComEd reached a settlement with the SEC to fully resolve the matter.
Previous report
The DPA and the settlement with the SEC could have a material adverse impact on Exelon’s and ComEd’s reputation or relationships with regulatory and legislative authorities, customers, and other stakeholders. Those impacts could affect, or make more difficult, their efforts to achieve actions or approvals associated with operations. See Note 18 — Commitments and Contingencies of the Combined Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for more information regarding the DPA and SEC settlement.
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Previous wording
Changes in the Utility Registrants' respective terms and conditions of service, including their respective rates, along with adoption of new rate structures and constructs, or establishment of new rate cases, are subject to regulatory approval proceedings and/or negotiated settlements that are at times contentious, lengthy, and subject to appeal, which lead to uncertainty as to the ultimate result, and which could result in uncertainties in rate case outcomes, and/or introduce time delays in effectuating rate changes (All Registrants).
Current wording
Changes in the Utility Registrants' respective terms and conditions of service, including their respective rates, along with adoption of new rate structures and constructs, or establishment of new rate cases, are subject to regulatory approval proceedings and/or negotiated settlements that are at times contentious, lengthy, and subject to appeal, which leads to uncertainty as to the ultimate result, and which could result in uncertainties in rate case outcomes, and/or introduce time delays in effectuating rate changes (All Registrants).
Previous wording
Risks include changes to energy systems due to new technologies, changing customer expectations and/or voluntary GHG goals, as well as local, state, or federal regulatory requirements intended to reduce GHG emissions and/or mandate implementation of energy conservation programs, including through limitation of the use of natural gas. Changes to current state legislation or the development of Federal legislation that requires the use of low-emission, renewable, and/or alternate fuel sources could significantly impact the Utility Registrants, especially if timely cost recovery is not allowed.
Current wording
Risks include changes to energy systems due to new technologies, changing customer expectations and/or voluntary GHG goals, as well as local, state, or federal regulatory requirements intended to reduce GHG emissions and/or mandate implementation of energy conservation programs, including through limitation of the use of natural gas. Changes to current state legislation or the development of Federal legislation that requires the use of low-emission, renewable, and/or alternate fuel sources could significantly impact the Utility Registrants, especially if timely cost recovery is not allowed. In addition, where requirements and compliance mechanisms have previously been established, the withdrawal of such requirements can introduce costs and uncertainty.
Previous wording
Federal and state legislation mandating the implementation of energy conservation programs that require the implementation of new technologies, such as smart grid, DERs and energy efficiency programs, could increase capital expenditures and could significantly impact the Utility Registrants' consolidated financial statements if timely cost recovery is not allowed. These energy conservation programs, regulated energy consumption reduction targets, and new energy consumption technologies could cause declines in customer energy consumption and lead to a decline in the Registrants' earnings, if timely recovery is not allowed.
Current wording
Federal and state legislation mandating the implementation of energy conservation programs that require the implementation of new technologies, such as smart grid, DERs and energy efficiency programs, could increase capital expenditures and could significantly impact the Utility Registrants' consolidated financial statements if timely cost recovery is not allowed. These energy conservation programs, regulated energy consumption reduction targets, and new energy consumption technologies for PECO, could cause declines in customer energy consumption and lead to a decline in the Registrants' earnings, if timely recovery is not allowed.
Previous wording
Risks from cybersecurity and physical threats to energy infrastructures are increasing. Threat actors, including sophisticated nation-state actors and criminal groups, exploit potential vulnerabilities in the electric and natural gas utility industry, grid infrastructure, and other energy infrastructures. Attacks and disruptions, which could involve physical, cyber, and hybrid targeting of physical and cyber assets, are increasingly sophisticated and dynamic. The increased implementation of, and reliance on, information technologies and networks to manage business operations, including the operation of technical systems, as well as the Registrants' use of numerous vendors and suppliers, create additional points of vulnerability that could be, and in certain instances have been, exploited by malicious threat actors. Several U.S. government agencies have warned that the energy sector and its supply chains are subject to increasing risks of physical attacks, ransomware attacks and cybersecurity threats, and that the risks may escalate during periods of heightened geopolitical tensions. In addition, the rapid evolution and increased adoption of artificial intelligence technologies may intensify the Registrants' cybersecurity risks.
Current wording
Risks from cybersecurity and physical threats to energy infrastructures and personnel are increasing. Threat actors, including sophisticated nation-state actors and criminal groups, exploit potential vulnerabilities in the electric and natural gas utility industry, grid infrastructure, and other energy infrastructures. Attacks and disruptions, which could involve physical, cyber, and hybrid targeting of physical and cyber assets, are increasingly sophisticated and dynamic. Physical attacks targeting the Registrants' physical assets or personnel could cause injuries, damage, or operational disruptions. The increased implementation of, and reliance on, information technologies and networks to manage business operations, including the operation of technical systems, as well as the Registrants' use of numerous vendors and suppliers, create additional points of vulnerability that could be, and in certain instances have been, exploited by malicious threat actors. Several U.S. government agencies have warned that the energy sector and its supply chains are subject to increasing risks of physical attacks, ransomware attacks and cybersecurity threats, and that the risks may escalate during periods of heightened geopolitical tensions. In addition, the rapid evolution and increased adoption of artificial intelligence technologies may intensify the Registrants' cybersecurity risks.
Previous wording
The Registrants face a risk that their operations would be direct targets or indirect casualties of attacks or sabotaged by nation-states or their agents, or by foreign or domestic terrorist groups. Responses to such attacks or sabotage, and any resulting retaliatory actions or sustained conflict could affect the Registrants’ operations and finances in unpredictable and material ways. Furthermore, such events could compromise the physical or cybersecurity of the Registrants' facilities, which could adversely affect the Registrants' ability to manage their businesses effectively. Instability in the financial markets as a result of terrorism, war, natural disasters, public health crises, epidemics, pandemics, credit crises, recession, or other significant events also could result in a decline in energy consumption or interruption of fuel or the supply chain. In addition, the implementation of security guidelines and measures has resulted in and is expected to continue to result in increased costs.
Current wording
The Registrants face a risk that their operations would be direct targets or indirect casualties of attacks or sabotaged by nation-states or their agents, or by foreign or domestic terrorist groups. Responses to such attacks or sabotage, and any resulting retaliatory actions or sustained conflict could affect the Registrants’ operations and finances in unpredictable and material ways. Furthermore, such events could compromise the physical or cybersecurity of the Registrants' facilities, which could adversely affect the Registrants' ability to manage their businesses effectively. Instability in the financial markets as a result of terrorism, war, natural disasters, public health crises, epidemics, pandemics, credit crises, recession, sustained high inflation, or other significant events also could result in a decline in energy consumption or interruption of fuel or the supply chain. In addition, the implementation of security guidelines and measures has resulted in and is expected to continue to result in increased costs.
Previous wording
The Registrants periodically perform analyses to better understand long-term projections of climate change and how those changes in the physical environments where they operate could affect their facilities and operations. The Registrants primarily operate in the Midwest and Mid-Atlantic of the United States, areas that historically have been prone to various types of severe weather events, and the Registrants have well-developed response and recovery programs based on these historical events. However, the Registrants’ physical facilities could be at greater risk of damage as changes in the global climate affect temperature and weather patterns, including if such climate changes result in more intense, frequent and extreme weather events, elevated or decreased levels of precipitation, sea level rise, increased surface water temperatures, wildfires and/or other effects.
Current wording
The Registrants periodically perform analyses to better understand long-term projections of climate change and how those changes in the physical environments where they operate could affect their facilities and operations. The Registrants primarily operate in the Midwest and Mid-Atlantic of the United States, areas that historically have been prone to various types of severe weather events, and the Registrants have well-developed response and recovery programs based on these historical events. However, the Registrants’ physical facilities could be at greater risk of damage as changes in the global climate affect temperature and weather patterns, including if such climate changes result in more intense, frequent and extreme weather events, elevated or decreased levels of precipitation, sea level rise, increased temperatures, wildfires and/or other effects.
Previous wording
The Registrants’ businesses are capital intensive, and their assets could require significant expenditures to maintain, are subject to operational failure and could be impacted by lack of availability of labor, materials or parts, which could result in potential liability (All Registrants).
Current wording
The Registrants’ businesses are capital intensive, and their assets could require significant expenditures to maintain, are subject to operational failure and could be impacted by disruptions or cost increases in the supply chain, including shortages in labor, materials or parts, or significant increases in relevant tariffs which could result in potential liability (All Registrants).
Previous wording
Lack of sufficient generation to meet actual or forecasted demand or disruptions at power generation facilities owned by third parties could interrupt transmission and distribution services, impair economic development, cause outages, and result in use limitations or affordability implications for customers. (All Registrants)
Current wording
Lack of sufficient generation and energy storage to meet actual or forecasted demand or disruptions at power generation facilities owned by third parties could interrupt transmission and distribution services, impair economic development, cause outages, and result in use limitations or affordability implications for customers. (All Registrants)
Previous wording
Exelon does not generate the electricity it delivers. The Utility Registrants purchase, transmit, and distribute electric power obtained from power generation facilities owned by third parties. This power is primarily procured through contracts as directed by the Utility Registrants’ respective state laws and regulatory commission actions from various approved bidders or from purchases on the PJM operated markets. Third-party power generation may be insufficient to meet our customers’ electricity demand in the short- and medium-term because of extreme weather, fuel security, market procurement, regulatory requirements, operational issues, maintenance outages, inflexibility of demand, or financial uncertainty impacting existing or prospective generation facilities. Faster energy demand growth, acceleration of generator retirements, or the limited entry of new generating resources in any of the Utility Registrants’ respective service territories may result in a longer-term power generation capacity shortfall. Exelon has forecast substantial increases in load, driven largely by the increasing use of data processing facilities dedicated to artificial intelligence technologies. If third-party power generation capacity is insufficient to meet any Utility Registrant’s customers’ electricity demand or customers’ electricity demand across PJM over any period, transmission and distribution services may be diminished or interrupted, and results of operations, financial condition, and cash flows could be adversely affected.
Current wording
Exelon does not generate the electricity it delivers. The Utility Registrants purchase, transmit, and distribute electric power obtained from power generation facilities owned by third parties. This power is primarily procured through contracts as directed by the Utility Registrants’ respective state laws and regulatory commission actions from various approved bidders or from purchases on the PJM operated markets. Third-party power generation may be insufficient to meet our customers’ electricity demand in the short- and medium-term because of extreme weather, fuel security, market procurement, regulatory requirements, operational issues, maintenance outages, inflexibility of demand, or financial uncertainty impacting existing or prospective generation facilities. Faster energy demand growth, acceleration of generator retirements, or the limited entry of new generating resources in any of the Utility Registrants’ respective service territories may result in a longer-term power generation capacity shortfall. Exelon has forecast substantial increases in load, driven largely by the increasing use of data processing facilities dedicated to cloud services, artificial intelligence technologies, and other applications. If third-party power generation capacity is insufficient to meet any Utility Registrant’s customers’ electricity demand or customers’ electricity demand across PJM over any period, transmission and distribution services may be diminished or interrupted, and results of operations, financial condition, and cash flows could be adversely affected.
Previous wording
The Utility Registrants' respective ability to deliver electricity, their operating costs, and their capital expenditures could be negatively impacted by transmission congestion and failures of neighboring transmission systems (All Registrants).
Current wording
The Utility Registrants' respective ability to deliver electricity, their operating costs, and their capital expenditures could be negatively impacted by the insufficiency of generation or energy storage resources to meet demand, transmission congestion, and failures of neighboring transmission systems (All Registrants).
Previous wording
Demand for electricity within the Utility Registrants' service areas could stress available transmission capacity requiring alternative routing or curtailment of electricity usage. Also, insufficient availability of electric supply to meet customer demand could jeopardize the Utility Registrants' ability to comply with reliability standards and strain customer and regulatory agency relationships. As is the case for electric utilities generally, potential concerns over transmission capacity or generation facility retirements could result in PJM or FERC requiring the
Current wording
Demand for electricity within the Utility Registrants' service areas could stress available transmission capacity requiring alternative routing or curtailment of electricity usage. Also, insufficient availability of electric supply to meet customer demand could jeopardize the Utility Registrants' ability to comply with reliability standards and strain customer and regulatory agency relationships. As is the case for electric utilities generally, potential concerns over transmission capacity or generation facility retirements could result in PJM or FERC requiring the Utility Registrants to upgrade or expand their respective transmission systems through additional capital expenditures. Delays in siting, permitting, and interconnection could defer the introduction of new generation or energy storage resources that could address resource adequacy concerns.
Previous wording
An impairment would require the Registrants to reduce the carrying value of the long-lived asset or goodwill to fair value through a non-cash charge to expense by the amount of the impairment. See ITEM 7. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS — Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates, Note 7 — Property, Plant, and Equipment, Note 11 — Asset Impairments, and Note 12 — Intangible Assets of the Combined Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information on long-lived asset impairments and goodwill impairments.
Current wording
An impairment would require the Registrants to reduce the carrying value of the long-lived asset or goodwill to fair value through a non-cash charge to expense by the amount of the impairment. See ITEM 7. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS — Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates, Note 6 — Property, Plant, and Equipment, Note N/A — Asset Impairments, and Note 10 — Intangible Assets of the Combined Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information on long-lived asset impairments and goodwill impairments.
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Previous report — wording carried elsewhere
Utility Registrants to upgrade or expand their respective transmission systems through additional capital expenditures. Delays in siting, permitting, and interconnection could defer the introduction of new generation resources that could address resource adequacy concerns.