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The Baltimore Gas & Electric Company delivers electricity to more than 1 million customers in a 2,300-sqaure-mile area that includes Baltimore City and all or part of 10 counties in central Maryland. The company also serves more than 600,000 natural gas customers. BGE was founded in 1816 as the first gas utility in the United States, and it brought light in the form of burning gas to Baltimore's streets. It later expanded to included electric power early in the 20th century, and nuclear power with the opening of the Calvert Cliffs nuclear reactor in southern Maryland in 1975. BGE is a division of Constellation Energy Group, one of the largest sellers of wholesale power in the nation. BGE's r...
The Baltimore Gas & Electric Company delivers electricity to more than 1 million customers in a 2,300-sqaure-mile area that includes Baltimore City and all or part of 10 counties in central Maryland. The company also serves more than 600,000 natural gas customers. BGE was founded in 1816 as the first gas utility in the United States, and it brought light in the form of burning gas to Baltimore's streets. It later expanded to included electric power early in the 20th century, and nuclear power with the opening of the Calvert Cliffs nuclear reactor in southern Maryland in 1975. BGE is a division of Constellation Energy Group, one of the largest sellers of wholesale power in the nation. BGE's rates -- specifically, a projected rate increase of 72% -- were a contentious issue during the 2006 Maryland gubernatorial race between incumbent Robert L. Ehrlich Jr. and challenger Martin O'Malley.
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John L. Edler, power plant operator
John L. Edler, a retired utility company executive whose career with Baltimore Gas and Electric and later Constellation Energy spanned four decades, died of a cardiac arrest Nov. 4 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center.
He was 70 and lived in Bel Air.
Mr....Tags: American Lung Association, Glen Burnie, National Government, Technology, Government
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After years of worry, unseen peril persists
More than four years after Norman Wiley and his two stepdaughters died of carbon monoxide poisoning in their Cove Village townhouse, life in the hard-edged Essex complex is still haunted by the deadly, invisible gas.
The carbon monoxide alarms continue,...Tags: Trials, Environmental Politics, Symptoms, Home Products, Colleges and Universities
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Ehrlich criticizes Constellation-EDF review
The Associated PressFormer Gov. Robert Ehrlich says the battle between the O'Malley administration and Constellation Energy over a proposed deal with France's EDF hurt Maryland's business reputation. Maryland regulators conditionally approved the deal for nearly half of...Tags: France, Nuclear Power, Robert L. Ehrlich Jr.
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BGE details 'smart grid' plan
A proposal to modernize the electricity grid by coupling "smart" meters with a new pricing system for the hottest summer afternoons will lower operational costs, create incentives to reduce demand and benefit the environment, a Baltimore Gas and...Tags: Consumers, Electricity Production and Distribution, U.S. Department of Energy, Energy, Adults
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We need more George McGowans
The week that Black & Decker announced its plans to merge with Stanley Works and move its headquarters - one of only three Fortune 500 company headquarters still left in the Baltimore metropolitan area - is the same week that one of Baltimore's most...Tags: Benjamin L. Cardin, Stanley Works, Brooks Robinson
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Md. needs more George McGowans
The week that Black and Decker announced its plans to merge with The Stanley Works and move its headquarters -- one of only three Fortune 500 company headquarters still left in Baltimore metropolitan area -- is the same week that one of Baltimore's most...Tags: Benjamin L. Cardin, Stanley Works, Brooks Robinson, Black & Decker
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Thousands more could get help with energy bills, BGE says
More than 130,000 households in the Baltimore area are eligible for assistance with energy bills but are not currently receiving help, a Baltimore Gas and Electric Co. representative told members of a City Hall committee Monday. Customers who are...Tags: Heating, Ventilating, and Air Conditioning, Energy Saving
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CEG to act quickly on EDF deal
Constellation Energy Group and its nuclear joint venture partner, Electricite de France, announced Monday that they will move quickly to close their $4.5 billion nuclear joint venture, though the deal leaves some unanswered questions. Among them: when...Tags: Credit and Debt, Executive Branch, Government, Restructuring and Recapitalization, Joint Ventures
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Powerful regulators
After months of political posturing, legal maneuvering, strong-arm tactics and heated rhetoric, Constellation Energy Group and Electricité de France on Monday moved toward accepting the conditions imposed by Maryland's Public Service Commission on the...Tags: France, Executive Branch, Economic Policy, Government, Martin O'Malley
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O'Malley tried, failed to stop jump in BGE rates
The video, lovingly promoted by Maryland Republicans, has gotten nearly 4,000 hits on YouTube. It's a 2006 ad for the successful gubernatorial campaign of Martin O'Malley. "How did this happen?" says the somber voice-over guy, as images of electricity...Tags: Consumers, Electricity Production and Distribution, Executive Branch, Regional Authority, Government
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CEG closes nuclear deal
Constellation Energy Group closed a deal Friday to sell half its nuclear power business to a French utility, one week after Maryland regulators approved the $4.5 billion transaction with conditions. The deal's closure ends a difficult chapter for...Tags: Bankruptcy, Restructuring and Recapitalization, Joint Ventures, Nuclear Power, Warren Buffett
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BGE head led building of Calvert Cliffs
George Vincent McGowan, the retired chief executive officer of Baltimore Gas and Electric Co. whose civic roles included the chairmanship of the University of Maryland Board of Regents, died of heart failure Thursday at the Hospice of Queen Anne's County....Tags: McCormick & Company Inc., Colleges and Universities, Queen Anne (Prince George's, Maryland), Clubs and Associations, Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
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