POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that I, Susan W.  Catherwood of Bryn Mawr, PA, do
hereby  appoint  C. A. MC NEILL,  JR.  attorney  for me and in my name and on my
behalf to sign the annual Securities and Exchange Commission report on Form 10-K
for 1997 of PECO Energy  Company,  to be filed with the  Securities and Exchange
Commission,  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: 1/26/98


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                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that I, M. Walter D'Alessio of Philadelphia,  PA,
do hereby appoint C. A. MC NEILL,  JR.  attorney for me and in my name and on my
behalf to sign the annual Securities and Exchange Commission report on Form 10-K
for 1997 of PECO Energy  Company,  to be filed with the  Securities and Exchange
Commission,  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: 1/26/98


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                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE  PRESENTS that I, Richard G. Gilmore of Bradenton,  FL, do
hereby  appoint  C. A. MC NEILL,  JR.  attorney  for me and in my name and on my
behalf to sign the annual Securities and Exchange Commission report on Form 10-K
for 1997 of PECO Energy  Company,  to be filed with the  Securities and Exchange
Commission,  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: 1/26/98


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                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that I, Richard H. Glanton of  Philadelphia,  PA,
do hereby appoint C. A. MC NEILL,  JR.  attorney for me and in my name and on my
behalf to sign the annual Securities and Exchange Commission report on Form 10-K
for 1997 of PECO Energy  Company,  to be filed with the  Securities and Exchange
Commission,  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: 1/26/98


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                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE  PRESENTS  that I,  James A.  Hagen of  Wilmington,  North
Carolina,  do hereby appoint C. A. MC NEILL,  JR. attorney for me and in my name
and on my behalf to sign the annual Securities and Exchange Commission report on
Form 10-K for 1997 of PECO Energy,  to be filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission,  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: 1/26/98


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                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE  PRESENTS  that I,  Kinnaird  R. McKee of  Oxford,  MD, do
hereby  appoint  C. A. MC NEILL,  JR.  attorney  for me and in my name and on my
behalf to sign the annual Securities and Exchange Commission report on Form 10-K
for 1997 of PECO Energy  Company,  to be filed with the  Securities and Exchange
Commission,  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: 2/3/98


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                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that I, Joseph J. McLaughlin of Rosemont,  PA, do
hereby  appoint  C. A. MC NEILL,  JR.  attorney  for me and in my name and on my
behalf to sign the annual Securities and Exchange Commission report on Form 10-K
for 1997 of PECO Energy  Company,  to be filed with the  Securities and Exchange
Commission,  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: 1/26/98


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                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE  PRESENTS  that I, Dr. John M. Palms of  Columbia,  SC, do
hereby  appoint  C. A. MC NEILL,  JR.  attorney  for me and in my name and on my
behalf to sign the annual Securities and Exchange Commission report on Form 10-K
for 1997 of PECO Energy  Company,  to be filed with the  Securities and Exchange
Commission,  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/   Dr. John M. Palms
                                        ----------------------------------------

DATE: 1/26/98


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                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that I, Joseph F. Paquette,  Jr. of Gladwyne, PA,
do hereby appoint C. A. MC NEILL,  JR.  attorney for me and in my name and on my
behalf to sign the annual Securities and Exchange Commission report on Form 10-K
for 1997 of PECO Energy  Company,  to be filed with the  Securities and Exchange
Commission,  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 F. Paquette, Jr.
                                        ----------------------------------------

DATE: 1/26/98


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                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE  PRESENTS that I, Ronald Rubin of Narberth,  PA, do hereby
appoint C. A. MC NEILL,  JR.  attorney for me and in my name and on my behalf to
sign the annual Securities and Exchange  Commission report on Form 10-K for 1997
of PECO Energy Company, to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission,
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: 1/30/98


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                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE  PRESENTS that I, Robert Subin of Blue Bell, PA, do hereby
appoint C. A. MC NEILL,  JR.  attorney for me and in my name and on my behalf to
sign the annual Securities and Exchange  Commission report on Form 10-K for 1997
of PECO Energy Company, to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission,
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: 1/26/98


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                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE  PRESENTS that I, R. Keith Elliott of  Mendenhall,  PA, do
hereby  appoint  C. A. MC NEILL,  JR.  attorney  for me and in my name and on my
behalf to sign the annual Securities and Exchange Commission report on Form 10-K
for 1997 of PECO Energy  Company,  to be filed with the  Securities and Exchange
Commission,  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: 1/26/98


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                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that I, G. Fred DiBona,  Jr. of Bryn Mawr, PA, do
hereby  appoint  C. A. MC NEILL,  JR.  attorney  for me and in my name and on my
behalf to sign the annual Securities and Exchange Commission report on Form 10-K
for 1997 of PECO Energy  Company,  to be filed with the  Securities and Exchange
Commission,  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, Jr.
                                        ----------------------------------------

DATE: 2/3/98


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                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE  PRESENTS that I, Daniel L. Cooper of  Wyomissing,  PA, do
hereby  appoint  C. A. MC NEILL,  JR.  attorney  for me and in my name and on my
behalf to sign the annual Securities and Exchange Commission report on Form 10-K
for 1997 of PECO Energy  Company,  to be filed with the  Securities and Exchange
Commission,  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/   Daniel L. Cooper
                                        ----------------------------------------

DATE: 1/26/98