Who owns Pepco?
Pepco, an energy brand, is owned by Exelon (the United States, Nasdaq: EXC).[1]
Evidence: Exelon Corporation Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-02-12, SEC EDGAR, 12 February 2026. Verified from filings; last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Exelon Corporation verified
- Owner HQ
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Origin
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Category
- Energy › Power & utilities › Electric utilities
- Parent ticker
- Nasdaq: EXC
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Pepco
Potomac Electric Power Company (Pepco) delivers electricity in the District of Columbia and parts of Montgomery and Prince George's Counties, Maryland, per Exelon's 2025 10-K. It is held through Pepco Holdings LLC, and the 10-K says Exelon owns 100% of its significant subsidiaries.
What Exelon's annual report says about Pepco
Sentences about Pepco from Exelon's latest annual filing[1], copied word for word.
General Corporate Structure and Business and Other Information Exelon is a utility services holding company engaged in the energy transmission and distribution businesses through its subsidiaries, ComEd, PECO, BGE, Pepco, DPL, and ACE.
ComEd's, BGE's (gas), Pepco DC's, and ACE's rights are generally non-exclusive while PECO's, BGE's (electric), Pepco Maryland's, and DPL's rights are generally exclusive.
The following table outlines the state commissions responsible for utility oversight: Registrant Commission ComEd ICC PECO PAPUC BGE MDPSC Pepco DCPSC/MDPSC DPL DEPSC/MDPSC ACE NJBPU The Utility Registrants are public utilities under the Federal Power Act subject to regulation by FERC related to transmission rates and certain other aspects of the utilities' business.
How often Exelon names Pepco in its annual report
A plain count of the times the name appears in the text of each annual report, not counting the start of a sentence. A brand that an owner writes about more is usually one it treats as central. The brand is named more often than it was three years earlier.
Ownership timeline of Pepco
Where Pepco sits in Exelon
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Exelon
Exelon controls 6 brands on Brandtree, 6 of them in energy.
Also in energy
Other brands in electric utilities, and who owns them
Exelon has more brands in electric utilities on Brandtree than any other owner: 6 of 47.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Caribbean Utilities Company | Fortis | 🇨🇦 Canada |
| Alabama Power | Southern Company | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Empire District Electric | Algonquin Power | 🇨🇦 Canada |
| Chubu Electric Power | Chubu Electric Power | 🇯🇵 Japan |
| Dominion Energy South Carolina | Dominion Energy | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Kentucky Utilities | PPL | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Wisconsin Electric Power Company | WEC Energy Group | 🇺🇸 United States |
| AES Ohio | AES | 🇺🇸 United States |
About the owner: Exelon
Exelon is a publicly listed company headquartered in United States. Brandtree records 6 brands under its control, and it is listed as Nasdaq: EXC.
Exelon's 2025 Form 10-K describes it as a utility services holding company engaged in energy transmission and distribution through six segments: ComEd, PECO, BGE, Pepco, DPL and ACE. It says Exelon owned 100% of all of its significant subsidiaries at the end of 2025, directly or indirectly, except Commonwealth Edison, of which it owns more than 99%.
🇺🇸 Pepco and other American brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 2,399 brands that began in the United States. 461 of them (19%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Pepco is not one of them.
- AES Ohio — AES 🇺🇸
- Agway Energy Services — Suburban Propane 🇺🇸
- Alabama Power — Southern Company 🇺🇸
- AmeriGas — UGI 🇺🇸
- American Transmission Company — WEC Energy Group 🇺🇸
- Arch Resources — Core Natural Resources 🇺🇸
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Pepco?
The parent company of Pepco is Exelon, a publicly listed company headquartered in the United States.
Is Pepco American?
Yes. Pepco originated in the United States and its owner, Exelon, is also headquartered in the United States.
Is Pepco still owned by Exelon?
Yes. As of 9 October 2026, Pepco is still owned by Exelon. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] Exelon Corporation Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-02-12 — SEC EDGAR, SEC Form 10-K, published 12 February 2026; retrieved 5 October 2026.
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