POWER OF ATTORNEY


                  KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that I, Susan W. Catherwood of
Bryn Mawr, PA do hereby appoint J. F. PAQUETTE, JR. and C.A. MC NEILL, JR., or
either of them, attorney for me and in my name and on my behalf to sign the
Registration Statement and any amendments thereto of PECO Energy Company, to be
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Act of
1933, as amended, in connection with the registration of the securities of the
Company, and generally to do and perform all things necessary to be done in the
premises as fully and effectually in all respects as I could do if personally
present.

                                                       /s/ Susan W. Catherwood
                                                       -----------------------


Date:  May 23, 1997





                                POWER OF ATTORNEY


                  KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that I, M. Walter D'Alessio of
Philadelphia, PA do hereby appoint J. F. PAQUETTE, JR. and C.A. MC NEILL, JR.,
or either of them, attorney for me and in my name and on my behalf to sign the
Registration Statement and any amendments thereto of PECO Energy Company, to be
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Act of
1933, as amended, in connection with the registration of the securities of the
Company, and generally to do and perform all things necessary to be done in the
premises as fully and effectually in all respects as I could do if personally
present.

                                                       /s/ M. Walter D'Alessio
                                                       -----------------------


Date:  May 23, 1997









                                POWER OF ATTORNEY


                  KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that I, G. Fred DiBona of Bryn
Mawr, PA do hereby appoint J. F. PAQUETTE, JR. and C.A. MC NEILL, JR., or either
of them, attorney for me and in my name and on my behalf to sign the
Registration Statement and any amendments thereto of PECO Energy Company, to be
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Act of
1933, as amended, in connection with the registration of the securities of the
Company, and generally to do and perform all things necessary to be done in the
premises as fully and effectually in all respects as I could do if personally
present.

                                                       /s/ G. Fred DiBona
                                                       ------------------


Date:  May 23, 1997






                                POWER OF ATTORNEY


                  KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that I, R. Keith Elliott of
Bryn Mawr, PA do hereby appoint J. F. PAQUETTE, JR. and C.A. MC NEILL, JR., or
either of them, attorney for me and in my name and on my behalf to sign the
Registration Statement and any amendments thereto of PECO Energy Company, to be
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Act of
1933, as amended, in connection with the registration of the securities of the
Company, and generally to do and perform all things necessary to be done in the
premises as fully and effectually in all respects as I could do if personally
present.

                                                       /s/ R. Keith Elliott
                                                       --------------------


Date:  May 23, 1997












                                POWER OF ATTORNEY


                  KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that I, Richard G. Gilmore of
Sarasota, FL do hereby appoint J. F. PAQUETTE, JR. and C.A. MC NEILL, JR., or
either of them, attorney for me and in my name and on my behalf to sign the
Registration Statement and any amendments thereto of PECO Energy Company, to be
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Act of
1933, as amended, in connection with the registration of the securities of the
Company, and generally to do and perform all things necessary to be done in the
premises as fully and effectually in all respects as I could do if personally
present.

                                                       /s/ Richard G. Gilmore
                                                       ----------------------


Date:  May 23, 1997













                               POWER OF ATTORNEY


                  KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that I, Richard H. Glanton of
Philadelphia, PA do hereby appoint J. F. PAQUETTE, JR. and C.A. MC NEILL, JR.,
or either of them, attorney for me and in my name and on my behalf to sign the
Registration Statement and any amendments thereto of PECO Energy Company, to be
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Act of
1933, as amended, in connection with the registration of the securities of the
Company, and generally to do and perform all things necessary to be done in the
premises as fully and effectually in all respects as I could do if personally
present.

                                                       /s/ Richard H. Glanton
                                                       ----------------------


Date:  May 23, 1997













                                POWER OF ATTORNEY


                  KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that I, James A. Hagen of
Villanova, PA do hereby appoint J. F. PAQUETTE, JR. and C.A. MC NEILL, JR., or
either of them, attorney for me and in my name and on my behalf to sign the
Registration Statement and any amendments thereto of PECO Energy Company, to be
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Act of
1933, as amended, in connection with the registration of the securities of the
Company, and generally to do and perform all things necessary to be done in the
premises as fully and effectually in all respects as I could do if personally
present.

                                                       /s/ James A. Hagen
                                                       ------------------


Date:  May 23, 1997













                                POWER OF ATTORNEY


                  KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that I, Kinnaird R. McKee of
Oxford, MD do hereby appoint J. F. PAQUETTE, JR. and C.A. MC NEILL, JR., or
either of them, attorney for me and in my name and on my behalf to sign the
Registration Statement and any amendments thereto of PECO Energy Company, to be
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Act of
1933, as amended, in connection with the registration of the securities of the
Company, and generally to do and perform all things necessary to be done in the
premises as fully and effectually in all respects as I could do if personally
present.

                                                       /s/ Kinnaird R. McKee
                                                       ---------------------


Date:  May 23, 1997













                                POWER OF ATTORNEY


                  KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that I, Joseph J. McLaughlin of
Rosemont, PA do hereby appoint J. F. PAQUETTE, JR. and C.A. MC NEILL, JR., or
either of them, attorney for me and in my name and on my behalf to sign the
Registration Statement and any amendments thereto of PECO Energy Company, to be
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Act of
1933, as amended, in connection with the registration of the securities of the
Company, and generally to do and perform all things necessary to be done in the
premises as fully and effectually in all respects as I could do if personally
present.

                                                       /s/ Joseph J. McLaughlin
                                                       ------------------------


Date:  May 23, 1997













                                POWER OF ATTORNEY


                  KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that I, John M. Palms of
Columbia, SC do hereby appoint J. F. PAQUETTE, JR. and C.A. MC NEILL, JR., or
either of them, attorney for me and in my name and on my behalf to sign the
Registration Statement and any amendments thereto of PECO Energy Company, to be
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Act of
1933, as amended, in connection with the registration of the securities of the
Company, and generally to do and perform all things necessary to be done in the
premises as fully and effectually in all respects as I could do if personally
present.

                                                       /s/ John M. Palms
                                                       -----------------


Date:  May 23, 1997












                                POWER OF ATTORNEY


                  KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that I, Ronald Rubin of
Narberth, PA do hereby appoint J. F. PAQUETTE, JR. and C.A. MC NEILL, JR., or
either of them, attorney for me and in my name and on my behalf to sign the
Registration Statement and any amendments thereto of PECO Energy Company, to be
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Act of
1933, as amended, in connection with the registration of the securities of the
Company, and generally to do and perform all things necessary to be done in the
premises as fully and effectually in all respects as I could do if personally
present.

                                                       /s/ Ronald Rubin
                                                       ----------------


Date:  May 23, 1997












                                POWER OF ATTORNEY


                  KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that I, Robert Subin of Blue
Bell, PA do hereby appoint J. F. PAQUETTE, JR. and C.A. MC NEILL, JR., or either
of them, attorney for me and in my name and on my behalf to sign the
Registration Statement and any amendments thereto of PECO Energy Company, to be
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Act of
1933, as amended, in connection with the registration of the securities of the
Company, and generally to do and perform all things necessary to be done in the
premises as fully and effectually in all respects as I could do if personally
present.

                                                       /s/ Robert Subin
                                                       ----------------


Date:  May 23, 1997