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Veteran Employee Volunteered for Hurricane Rita Power Restoration Effort BALTIMORE, Sept. 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Baltimore Gas and Electric Company (BGE), a subsidiary of Constellation Energy (NYSE:CEG), today announced that a 38-year-old overhead crew leader with 18 years of service was killed earlier today as a result of an automobile accident in Louisiana, near the Mississippi border. A second employee, a 32-year-old overhead lineman with three years of service, suffered minor injuries. The employees were part of a larger group of BGE employees which departed Saturday in response to Hurricane Rita. "It is difficult to express the deep sadness that all of us in the BGE family are feeling at this moment," said Kenneth W. DeFontes Jr., president of BGE. "We were extremely grateful when all of our employees who responded to Hurricane Katrina returned home safely, but now, with Hurricane Rita, we are reminded of the very real dangers that exist with such assignments. Our thoughts and prayers go out to the families of both men. We will do all we can to help them through this most difficult time." Since late August, more than 350 BGE employees and contractors have assisted with electric service restoration in Louisiana, Mississippi and Florida. BGE is a member of Constellation Energy (NYSE:CEG), a FORTUNE 200 company based in Baltimore. Constellation Energy is the nation's largest competitive supplier of electricity to large commercial and industrial customers and the nation's largest wholesale power seller. Constellation Energy also manages fuels and energy services on behalf of energy intensive industries and utilities. It owns a diversified fleet of more than 100 generating units located throughout the United States, totaling approximately 12,000 megawatts of generating capacity. The company also delivers electricity and natural gas through the Baltimore Gas and Electric Company (BGE), its regulated utility in Central Maryland. In 2004, the combined revenues of the integrated energy company totaled $12.5 billion. DATASOURCE: Baltimore Gas and Electric Company CONTACT: Robert L. Gould or Linda J. Foy, Baltimore Gas and Electric Company, +1-410-234-7433 Web site: http://www.constellation.com/ Company News On-Call: http://www.prnewswire.com/comp/084087.html

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