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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-K
| ☒ ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
For the Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2025
or
| ☐ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
| Commission File Number | Name of Registrant; State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation; Address of Principal Executive Offices; and Telephone Number | IRS Employer Identification Number | ||||||||||||
| 001-16169 | EXELON CORPORATION | 23-2990190 | ||||||||||||
| (a Pennsylvania corporation) 10 South Dearborn Street P.O. Box 805379 Chicago, Illinois 60680-5379 (800) 483-3220 | ||||||||||||||
| 001-01839 | COMMONWEALTH EDISON COMPANY | 36-0938600 | ||||||||||||
| (an Illinois corporation) 10 South Dearborn Street Chicago, Illinois 60603-2300 (312) 394-4321 | ||||||||||||||
| 000-16844 | PECO ENERGY COMPANY | 23-0970240 | ||||||||||||
| (a Pennsylvania corporation) 2301 Market Street P.O. Box 8699 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19101-8699 (215) 841-4000 | ||||||||||||||
| 001-01910 | BALTIMORE GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY | 52-0280210 | ||||||||||||
| (a Maryland corporation) 2 Center Plaza 110 West Fayette Street Baltimore, Maryland 21201-3708 (410) 234-5000 | ||||||||||||||
| 001-31403 | PEPCO HOLDINGS LLC | 52-2297449 | ||||||||||||
| (a Delaware limited liability company) 701 Ninth Street, N.W. Washington, District of Columbia 20068-0001 (202) 872-2000 | ||||||||||||||
| 001-01072 | POTOMAC ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY | 53-0127880 | ||||||||||||
| (a District of Columbia and Virginia corporation) 701 Ninth Street, N.W. Washington, District of Columbia 20068-0001 (202) 872-2000 | ||||||||||||||
| 001-01405 | DELMARVA POWER & LIGHT COMPANY | 51-0084283 | ||||||||||||
| (a Delaware and Virginia corporation) 500 North Wakefield Drive Newark, Delaware 19702-5440 (202) 872-2000 | ||||||||||||||
| 001-03559 | ATLANTIC CITY ELECTRIC COMPANY | 21-0398280 | ||||||||||||
| (a New Jersey corporation) 500 North Wakefield Drive Newark, Delaware 19702-5440 (202) 872-2000 |
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
| Title of each class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered | ||||||||||||
| EXELON CORPORATION: | ||||||||||||||
| Common Stock, without par value | EXC | The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC |
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
| Title of Each Class | ||
| COMMONWEALTH EDISON COMPANY: | ||
| Common Stock Purchase Warrants (1971 Warrants and Series B Warrants) | ||
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act.
| Exelon Corporation | Yes | ☐ | No | x | |||||||||||||
| Commonwealth Edison Company | Yes | ☐ | No | x | |||||||||||||
| PECO Energy Company | Yes | x | No | ☐ | |||||||||||||
| Baltimore Gas and Electric Company | Yes | x | No | ☐ | |||||||||||||
| Pepco Holdings LLC | Yes | ☐ | No | x | |||||||||||||
| Potomac Electric Power Company | Yes | ☐ | No | x | |||||||||||||
| Delmarva Power & Light Company | Yes | ☐ | No | x | |||||||||||||
| Atlantic City Electric Company | Yes | ☐ | No | x |
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act.
| Exelon Corporation | Yes | ☐ | No | x | |||||||||||||
| Commonwealth Edison Company | Yes | ☐ | No | x | |||||||||||||
| PECO Energy Company | Yes | ☐ | No | x | |||||||||||||
| Baltimore Gas and Electric Company | Yes | ☐ | No | x | |||||||||||||
| Pepco Holdings LLC | Yes | ☐ | No | x | |||||||||||||
| Potomac Electric Power Company | Yes | ☐ | No | x | |||||||||||||
| Delmarva Power & Light Company | Yes | ☐ | No | x | |||||||||||||
| Atlantic City Electric Company | Yes | ☐ | No | x |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ý No ¨
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes ý No ¨
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and "emerging growth company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
| Exelon Corporation | Large Accelerated Filer | x | Accelerated Filer | ☐ | Non-accelerated Filer | ☐ | Smaller Reporting Company | ☐ | Emerging Growth Company | ☐ | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Commonwealth Edison Company | Large Accelerated Filer | ☐ | Accelerated Filer | ☐ | Non-accelerated Filer | x | Smaller Reporting Company | ☐ | Emerging Growth Company | ☐ | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| PECO Energy Company | Large Accelerated Filer | ☐ | Accelerated Filer | ☐ | Non-accelerated Filer | x | Smaller Reporting Company | ☐ | Emerging Growth Company | ☐ | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Baltimore Gas and Electric Company | Large Accelerated Filer | ☐ | Accelerated Filer | ☐ | Non-accelerated Filer | x | Smaller Reporting Company | ☐ | Emerging Growth Company | ☐ | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pepco Holdings LLC | Large Accelerated Filer | ☐ | Accelerated Filer | ☐ | Non-accelerated Filer | x | Smaller Reporting Company | ☐ | Emerging Growth Company | ☐ | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Potomac Electric Power Company | Large Accelerated Filer | ☐ | Accelerated Filer | ☐ | Non-accelerated Filer | x | Smaller Reporting Company | ☐ | Emerging Growth Company | ☐ | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Delmarva Power & Light Company | Large Accelerated Filer | ☐ | Accelerated Filer | ☐ | Non-accelerated Filer | x | Smaller Reporting Company | ☐ | Emerging Growth Company | ☐ | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Atlantic City Electric Company | Large Accelerated Filer | ☐ | Accelerated Filer | ☐ | Non-accelerated Filer | x | Smaller Reporting Company | ☐ | Emerging Growth Company | ☐ |
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management’s assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report. x
If securities are registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act, indicate by check mark whether the financial statements of the registrant included in the filing reflect the correction of an error to previously issued financial statements. o
Indicate by check mark whether any of those error corrections are restatements that required a recovery analysis of incentive-based compensation received by any of the registrant’s executive officers during the relevant recovery period pursuant to §240.10D-1(b). ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act). Yes ☐ No x
The estimated aggregate market value of the voting and non-voting common equity held by nonaffiliates of each registrant as of June 30, 2025 was as follows:
| Exelon Corporation Common Stock, without par value | $43,835,664,870 | ||||
| Commonwealth Edison Company Common Stock, $12.50 par value | No established market | ||||
| PECO Energy Company Common Stock, without par value | None | ||||
| Baltimore Gas and Electric Company, without par value | None | ||||
| Pepco Holdings LLC | Not applicable | ||||
| Potomac Electric Power Company | None | ||||
| Delmarva Power & Light Company | None | ||||
| Atlantic City Electric Company | None |
The number of shares outstanding of each registrant’s Common stock as of January 31, 2026 was as follows:
| Exelon Corporation Common Stock, without par value | 1,022,892,585 | ||||
| Commonwealth Edison Company Common Stock, $12.50 par value | 127,021,422 | ||||
| PECO Energy Company Common Stock, without par value | 170,478,507 | ||||
| Baltimore Gas and Electric Company Common Stock, without par value | 1,000 | ||||
| Pepco Holdings LLC | Not applicable | ||||
| Potomac Electric Power Company Common Stock, $0.01 par value | 100 | ||||
| Delmarva Power & Light Company Common Stock, $2.25 par value | 1,000 | ||||
| Atlantic City Electric Company Common Stock, $3.00 par value | 8,546,017 |
Documents Incorporated by Reference
Portions of the Exelon Proxy Statement for the 2026 Annual Meeting of Shareholders and the Commonwealth Edison Company 2026 Information Statement are incorporated by reference in Part III.
PECO Energy Company, Baltimore Gas and Electric Company, Pepco Holdings LLC, Potomac Electric Power Company, Delmarva Power & Light Company, and Atlantic City Electric Company meet the conditions set forth in General Instruction I(1)(a) and (b) of Form 10-K and are therefore filing this Form in the reduced disclosure format.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
| GLOSSARY OF TERMS AND ABBREVIATIONS | ||||||||
| Exelon Corporation and Related Entities | ||||||||
| Exelon | Exelon Corporation | |||||||
| ComEd | Commonwealth Edison Company | |||||||
| PECO | PECO Energy Company | |||||||
| BGE | Baltimore Gas and Electric Company | |||||||
| Pepco Holdings or PHI | Pepco Holdings LLC (formerly Pepco Holdings, Inc.) | |||||||
| Pepco | Potomac Electric Power Company | |||||||
| DPL | Delmarva Power & Light Company | |||||||
| ACE | Atlantic City Electric Company | |||||||
| Registrants | Exelon, ComEd, PECO, BGE, PHI, Pepco, DPL, and ACE, collectively | |||||||
| Utility Registrants | ComEd, PECO, BGE, Pepco, DPL, and ACE, collectively | |||||||
| Legacy PHI | PHI, Pepco, DPL, ACE, PES, and PCI, collectively | |||||||
| BSC | Exelon Business Services Company, LLC | |||||||
| EEDC | Exelon Energy Delivery Company, LLC | |||||||
| Exelon Corporate | Exelon in its corporate capacity as a holding company | |||||||
| Exelon Enterprises | Exelon Enterprises Company, LLC | |||||||
| Exelon InQB8R | Exelon InQB8R, LLC | |||||||
| PCI | Potomac Capital Investment Corporation and its subsidiaries | |||||||
| PEC L.P. | PECO Energy Capital, L.P. | |||||||
| PECO Trust III | PECO Energy Capital Trust III | |||||||
| PECO Trust IV | PECO Energy Capital Trust IV | |||||||
| Pepco Energy Services or PES | Pepco Energy Services, Inc. and its subsidiaries | |||||||
| PHI Corporate | PHI in its corporate capacity as a holding company | |||||||
| PHISCO | PHI Service Company | |||||||
| UII | Unicom Investments, Inc. | |||||||
| Former Related Entities | ||||||||
| Constellation | Constellation Energy Corporation and Constellation Energy Generation, LLC (formerly Exelon Generation Company, LLC, a subsidiary of Exelon as of December 31, 2021 prior to separation on February 1, 2022) | |||||||
| GLOSSARY OF TERMS AND ABBREVIATIONS | ||||||||
| Other Terms and Abbreviations | ||||||||
| ABO | Accumulated Benefit Obligation | |||||||
| AECs | Alternative Energy Credits that are issued for each megawatt hour of generation from a qualified alternative energy source | |||||||
| AFUDC | Allowance for Funds Used During Construction | |||||||
| AMI | Advanced Metering Infrastructure | |||||||
| AOCI | Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) | |||||||
| ARO | Asset Retirement Obligation | |||||||
| ATM | At the market | |||||||
| ARP | Alternative Revenue Program | |||||||
| BGS | Basic Generation Service | |||||||
| BSA | Bill Stabilization Adjustment | |||||||
| CBAs | Collective Bargaining Agreements | |||||||
| CEJA | Climate and Equitable Jobs Act; Illinois Public Act 102-0662 signed into law on September 15, 2021 | |||||||
| CERCLA | Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980, as amended | |||||||
| CIP | Conservation Incentive Program | |||||||
| Clean Air Act | Clean Air Act of 1963, as amended | |||||||
| Clean Water Act | Federal Water Pollution Control Amendments of 1972, as amended | |||||||
| Convertible Senior Notes | Exelon's 3.25% Convertible Senior Notes due 2029 | |||||||
| CMC | Carbon Mitigation Credit | |||||||
| CODMs | Chief Operating Decision Makers | |||||||
| Conectiv | Conectiv, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of PHI and the parent of DPL and ACE during the Predecessor periods | |||||||
| DC PLUG | District of Columbia Power Line Undergrounding Initiative | |||||||
| DCPSC | District of Columbia Public Service Commission | |||||||
| DEPSC | Delaware Public Service Commission | |||||||
| DERs | Distributed Energy Resources | |||||||
| DOEE | Department of Energy & Environment | |||||||
| DPA | Deferred Prosecution Agreement | |||||||
| DPP | Deferred Purchase Price | |||||||
| DSIC | Distribution System Improvement Charge | |||||||
| EDIT | Excess Deferred Income Taxes | |||||||
| EPA | United States Environmental Protection Agency | |||||||
| ERCOT | Electric Reliability Council of Texas | |||||||
| ERISA | Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended | |||||||
| EROA | Expected Rate of Return on Assets | |||||||
| ETAC | Energy Transition Assistance Charge | |||||||
| FEJA | Illinois Public Act 99-0906 or Future Energy Jobs Act | |||||||
| FERC | Federal Energy Regulatory Commission | |||||||
| GAAP | Generally Accepted Accounting Principles in the United States | |||||||
| GCR | Gas Cost Rate | |||||||
| GDP | Gross Domestic Product | |||||||
| GHG | Greenhouse Gas | |||||||
| GSA | Generation Supply Adjustment | |||||||
| GWhs | Gigawatt hours | |||||||
| ICC | Illinois Commerce Commission | |||||||
| IIJA | Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act | |||||||
| GLOSSARY OF TERMS AND ABBREVIATIONS | ||||||||
| Other Terms and Abbreviations | ||||||||
| IIP | Infrastructure Investment Program | |||||||
| Illinois Settlement Legislation | Legislation enacted in 2007 affecting electric utilities in Illinois | |||||||
| IPA | Illinois Power Agency | |||||||
| IRA | Inflation Reduction Act | |||||||
| IRC | Internal Revenue Code | |||||||
| IRS | Internal Revenue Service | |||||||
| ISOs | Independent System Operators | |||||||
| LNG | Liquefied Natural Gas | |||||||
| LTIP | Long-Term Incentive Plan | |||||||
| LTRRPP | Long-Term Renewable Resources Procurement Plan | |||||||
| MDPSC | Maryland Public Service Commission | |||||||
| MGP | Manufactured Gas Plant | |||||||
| mmcf | Million Cubic Feet | |||||||
| MRP | Multi-Year Rate Plan | |||||||
| MRV | Market-Related Value | |||||||
| MW | Megawatt | |||||||
| MWh | Megawatt hour | |||||||
| N/A | Not Applicable | |||||||
| NAV | Net Asset Value | |||||||
| NDT | Nuclear Decommissioning Trust | |||||||
| NERC | North American Electric Reliability Corporation | |||||||
| NJBPU | New Jersey Board of Public Utilities | |||||||
| NOLC | Tax Net Operating Loss Carryforward | |||||||
| NPDES | National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System | |||||||
| NPNS | Normal Purchase Normal Sale scope exception | |||||||
| NPS | National Park Service | |||||||
| NRD | Natural Resources Damages | |||||||
| OCI | Other Comprehensive Income | |||||||
| OPEB | Other Postretirement Employee Benefits | |||||||
| PAPUC | Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission | |||||||
| PCBs | Polychlorinated Biphenyls | |||||||
| PGC | Purchased Gas Cost Clause | |||||||
| PJM | PJM Interconnection, LLC | |||||||
| PJM Tariff | PJM Open Access Transmission Tariff | |||||||
| PLR | Private Letter Ruling | |||||||
| POLR | Provider of Last Resort | |||||||
| PPA | Purchase Power Agreement | |||||||
| PP&E | Property, Plant, and Equipment | |||||||
| PRPs | Potentially Responsible Parties | |||||||
| PSEG | Public Service Enterprise Group Incorporated | |||||||
| RCRA | Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976, as amended | |||||||
| REC | Renewable Energy Credit which is issued for each megawatt hour of generation from a qualified renewable energy source | |||||||
| Regulatory Agreement Units | Nuclear generating units or portions thereof whose decommissioning-related activities are subject to regulatory agreements with the ICC and PAPUC | |||||||
| RES | Retail Electric Suppliers | |||||||
| RFP | Request for Proposal |
| GLOSSARY OF TERMS AND ABBREVIATIONS | ||||||||
| Other Terms and Abbreviations | ||||||||
| Rider | Reconcilable Surcharge Recovery Mechanism | |||||||
| RGGI | Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative | |||||||
| ROE | Return on Equity | |||||||
| ROU | Right-of-use | |||||||
| RPS | Renewable Energy Portfolio Standards | |||||||
| RTO | Regional Transmission Organization | |||||||
| S&P | Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services | |||||||
| SEC | United States Securities and Exchange Commission | |||||||
| SOA | Society of Actuaries | |||||||
| SOFR | Secured Overnight Financing Rate | |||||||
| SOS | Standard Offer Service | |||||||
| SSA | Social Security Administration | |||||||
| TCJA | Tax Cuts and Jobs Act | |||||||
| Transition Bonds | Transition Bonds issued by Atlantic City Electric Transition Funding LLC | |||||||
| USAO | United States Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Illinois | |||||||
| ZEC | Zero Emission Credit |
FILING FORMAT
This combined Annual Report on Form 10-K is being filed separately by Exelon Corporation, Commonwealth Edison Company, PECO Energy Company, Baltimore Gas and Electric Company, Pepco Holdings LLC, Potomac Electric Power Company, Delmarva Power & Light Company, and Atlantic City Electric Company (Registrants). Information contained herein relating to any individual Registrant is filed by such Registrant on its own behalf. No Registrant makes any representation as to information relating to any other Registrant.
CAUTIONARY STATEMENTS REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING INFORMATION
This Report contains certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of federal securities laws that are subject to risks and uncertainties. Words such as “could,” “may,” “expects,” “anticipates,” “will,” “targets,” “goals,” “projects,” “intends,” “plans,” “believes,” “seeks,” “estimates,” “predicts,” "should," and variations on such words, and similar expressions that reflect our current views with respect to future events and operational, economic and financial performance, are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. Accordingly, any such statements are qualified in their entirety by reference to, and are accompanied by, the following important factors that may cause our actual results or outcomes to differ materially from those contained in our forward-looking statements, including, but not limited to:
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unfavorable legislative and/or regulatory actions;
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uncertainty as to outcomes and timing of regulatory approval proceedings and/or negotiated settlements thereof;
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environmental liabilities and remediation costs;
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state and federal legislation requiring use of low-emission, renewable, and/or alternate fuel sources and/or mandating implementation of energy conservation programs requiring implementation of new technologies;
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challenges to tax positions taken, tax law changes, and difficulty in quantifying potential tax effects of business decisions;
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negative outcomes in legal proceedings;
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physical security and cybersecurity risks;
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extreme weather events, natural disasters, operational accidents such as wildfires or natural gas explosions, war, acts and threats of terrorism, public health crises, epidemics, pandemics, or other significant events;
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disruptions or cost increases in the supply chain, including shortages in labor, materials or parts, or significant increases in relevant tariffs;
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lack of sufficient power generation resources to meet actual or forecasted demand or disruptions at generation facilities owned by third parties;
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emerging technologies that could affect or transform the energy industry;
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instability in capital and credit markets;
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a downgrade of any Registrant’s credit ratings or other failure to satisfy the credit standards in the Registrants’ agreements or regulatory financial requirements;
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significant economic downturns or increases in customer rates;
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impacts of climate change and weather on energy usage and maintenance and capital costs; and
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impairment of long-lived assets, goodwill, and other assets.
New factors emerge from time to time, and it is impossible for us to predict all of such factors, nor can we assess the impact of each such factor on the business or the extent to which any factor, or combination of factors, may cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statements. For more information, see those factors discussed with respect to the Registrants in PART I, ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS, and in other reports filed by the Registrants from time to time with the SEC. This Annual Report on Form 10-K also describes material contingencies and critical accounting policies in (a) PART II, ITEM 7. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS and (b) PART II, ITEM 8. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA: Note 16, Commitments and Contingencies.
Investors are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which apply only as of the date of this Report. None of the Registrants undertakes any obligation to publicly release any revision to its forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this Report.
WHERE TO FIND MORE INFORMATION
The SEC maintains an Internet site at www.sec.gov that contains reports, proxy and information statements, and other information that the Registrants file electronically with the SEC. These documents are also available to the public from commercial document retrieval services and free of charge at the Registrants' website at www.exeloncorp.com. Information contained on the Registrants' website shall not be deemed incorporated into, or to be a part of, this Report.
PART I