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WILLARD INTERCONTINENTAL, FIRST HOTEL IN THE NATION’S CAPITAL SUPPORTED BY 100% WIND POWER
 
October 3, 2007, Washington DC -- The Willard InterContinental, Washington DC’s premiere historic luxury hotel, is now powered by 100% wind energy.   Pepco Energy Services, a subsidiary of Pepco Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: POM) and a leader in renewable electricity, supplies the 332-room landmark hotel with 100% wind renewable energy credits, making the Willard the first urban luxury hotel in the United States to be fully supported in this sustainable manner.
            Pepco Energy Services provides the Willard InterContinental Washington with nearly 7.1 million kilowatt hours of 100% wind renewable energy certificates.  The Loyalton Group, an energy risk management firm in Washington, D.C., facilitated the contracts, under which Pepco Energy Services will supply renewable energy certificates from Sterling Planet.  Electricity produced from renewable resources reduces the amount of carbon dioxide (CO2), a key greenhouse gas.  Wind energy is particularly effective in reducing greenhouse gases, because there are no air emissions associated with operating wind generators.
The Willard has embarked on a Sustainability program entitled, "Willard InterContinental - The Next 100 Years." The holistic plan is comprised of interwoven sustainable projects designed for a luxurious urban hospitality experience in harmony with social and ecological consciousness “We are pleased to be increasing the Willard InterContinental Hotel’s environmental commitment through our recent purchase of wind energy from Pepco Energy Services,” said Hervé Houdré, General Manager. “This fits as one of many components of our Sustainable Development strategy.” 
“Pepco Energy Services commends the Willard InterContinental Hotel for purchasing 100% wind renewable energy credits,” said John Huffman, Chief Operating Officer of Pepco Energy Services.  Pepco Energy Services currently supplies 100% renewable resources to the Statue of Liberty on Liberty Island and the Ellis Island Immigration Museum on Ellis Island, as well as the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency headquarters, located in Washington, D.C.
 
 
The Willard has embarked on a Sustainability program entitled, "Willard InterContinental - The Next 100 Years." The holistic plan is comprised of interwoven sustainable projects designed for a luxurious urban hospitality experience in harmony with social and ecological consciousness. Willard InterContinental Washington D.C. 1401 Pennsylvania Avenue N.W Washington D.C. 20004, for reservations call 202-628-9100, 1-800-827-1747, Web site: www.washington.interconti.com
 
 
Located on Pennsylvania Avenue in the heart of the nation's capital, just two blocks from the White House, the Willard InterContinental is near the Smithsonian museums and the downtown business and theatre district.   The Willard is an American institution that has hosted almost every U.S. president since Franklin Pierce, in 1853.  It was at the Willard that Julia Ward Howe wrote The Battle Hymn of the Republic, where President Ulysses S. Grant popularized the term “Lobbyist,” and where Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King wrote his renowned "I Have A Dream" speech.  The Willard epitomizes world-class hospitality as the hotel of choice for heads of state and leaders of the world's business, cultural, social and political sectors.  The hotel boasts 332 large, elegant rooms including 40 suites, fine and casual dining, afternoon tea and the luxurious, I Spa at the Willard.  The classic hotel combines heritage and luxury with contemporary comfort and the latest technology
 
Willard InterContinental
Barbara Bahny-David
T. 202.637.7309
E. Barbara.bahny@ihg.com
                                                                                                     
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Pepco
Kim Price
T. 703.253.1839
E. kprice@pepcoenergy.com