Pepco 8-K Other Events

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of

The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):  December 20, 2010

PEPCO HOLDINGS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	001-31403	52-2297449
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

701 Ninth Street, N.W., Washington, DC	20068
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code (202) 872-3526

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

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Pepco Holdings, Inc.

Form 8-K

Item 8.01 Other Events

The table below presents the projected capital expenditures, for the five-year period 2011 through 2015, for Pepco Holdings, Inc. (“PHI”) and its Power Delivery business.  The Power Delivery business consists of the following reporting company subsidiaries of PHI:  Potomac Electric Power Company, Delmarva Power & Light Company and Atlantic City Electric Company.

	For the Year
		2011		2012		2013		2014		2015		Total
	(Millions of Dollars)
Potomac Electric Power Company
Distribution	$	291	$	273	$	259	$	288	$	317	$	1,428
Distribution – Blueprint for the Future		103		19		-		-		-		122
Transmission		136		86		74		30		64		390
Transmission – MAPP		112		216		166		139		45		678
Other		28		16		10		13		19		86
Less:  DOE Capital Reimbursement                      Awards (a)		(65)		(22)		(3)		-		-		(90)
Delmarva Power & Light Company
Distribution		113		105		116		126		113		573
Distribution – Blueprint for the Future		21		40		-		-		-		61
Transmission		76		107		88		82		80		433
Transmission – MAPP		51		146		138		74		60		469
Gas Delivery		20		20		20		20		20		100
Other		27		21		18		16		19		101
Atlantic City Electric Company
Distribution		107		101		108		112		114		542
Distribution – Blueprint for the Future		4		-		8		92		-		104
Transmission		33		32		35		25		27		152
Other		20		13		16		13		15		77
Less:  DOE Capital Reimbursement                      Awards (a)		(5)		(4)		(1)		-		-		(10)
Total for Power Delivery Business		1,072		1,169		1,052		1,030		893		5,216
Other		19		15		12		5		4		55
Total PHI	$	1,091	$	1,184	$	1,064	$	1,035	$	897	$	5,271

(a) Reflects anticipated cash reimbursements pursuant to awards from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 to Potomac Electric Power Company for the implementation of an advanced metering infrastructure system, direct load control, distribution automation, and communications infrastructure, and to Atlantic City Electric Company for the implementation of direct load control, distribution automation, and communications infrastructure.

Power Delivery

The projected capital expenditures listed in the table for distribution (other than Blueprint for the Future), transmission (other than the Mid Atlantic Power Pathway (“MAPP”) project) and gas delivery are primarily for facility replacements and upgrades to accommodate customer growth and reliability.

Blueprint for the Future construction costs relate to an initiative that combines traditional energy efficiency programs with new technologies and systems to help customers manage their energy use and reduce the total cost of energy.

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Pepco Holdings, Inc.

Form 8-K

MAPP is a new 152-mile interstate transmission line to be located in northern Virginia, Maryland, and the Delmarva Peninsula.

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PHI’s projected capital expenditures are reviewed periodically by PHI and its subsidiaries, and are subject to modification at any time, and from time to time, to take into account a broad range of factors, including, without limitation, changes in the business plans of PHI and its subsidiaries, the economy, capital and credit market conditions, regulatory requirements and governmental policies, environmental laws, population growth rates and demographic patterns, competition, taxation, and inflation.

The projected capital expenditures and construction costs, and the description thereof, are forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and covered by the safe harbor created by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. As such they are not guarantees of future performance, and actual results could differ materially from the projections.  Neither PHI nor any of its subsidiary registrants undertake any obligation to update any of these projections to reflect events or circumstances after the date on which such statements are made or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.

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Pepco Holdings, Inc.

Form 8-K

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

		PEPCO HOLDINGS, INC.
		(Registrant)
Date:	December 20, 2010	/s/ A. J. KAMERICK
		Name:  Anthony J. Kamerick Title:    Senior Vice President and                 Chief Financial Officer

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