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Executive Led BGE Restoration Effort in Aftermath of Hurricane Isabel BALTIMORE, Aug. 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Baltimore Gas and Electric Company (BGE), a subsidiary of Constellation Energy (NYSE:CEG), today announced the appointment of Stephen J. Woerner to the position of vice president of electric transmission and distribution. Woerner succeeds Mark P. Huston, who has been named chief operating officer for Constellation Energy's retail energy subsidiary, Constellation NewEnergy, North America's largest provider of competitive electricity to commercial customers. In his new role, Woerner will be responsible for planning, engineering, design, construction, operations and maintenance activities associated with the utility's electric transmission and distribution system as well as substations. He will also serve as BGE's executive responsible for storm and emergency restoration activities. "Steve is a proven leader and highly experienced utility professional who possesses both the technical and strategic vision necessary for success," said Kenneth W. DeFontes, Jr., president of BGE. "One of Steve's greatest strengths is his ability to lead a diverse and complex organization with an unwavering commitment to safety and a passion for operational excellence in serving our customers. This ability was clearly evident in the fall of 2003 when Steve led BGE's power restoration efforts in the wake of Hurricane Isabel, which left more than 790,000 customers without electricity. Steve's leadership was a key enabler in ensuring a safe and responsive restoration effort during one of the utility's most challenging times. I'm extremely pleased that Steve will be returning to lead such a critical area of the business for both the utility and its customers." Woerner began his career with BGE in 1990 as an associate engineer. Since that time, he has held a number of increasingly responsible positions within BGE including manager of electric system operations and planning, and his most recent positions of manager of distribution construction operations and maintenance and enterprise-wide team leader for the utility's business transformation project called Vision 2020. Woerner earned a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from Drexel University, and a master's degree in business administration from Loyola College in Baltimore. Woerner is a registered professional engineer who is active in the electric utility industry, serving on the Engineering and Operations Executive Committee of the Southeast Electric Exchange and the Distribution Committee of the Edison Electric Institute. He is also active in the community. Woerner currently serves on the board of Humanim, is a past member of the board of the Center for Poverty Solutions, and past member of the Governor's task force to study moving overhead utility lines underground. Woerner, a 2006 graduate of Leadership Baltimore County, is married with three sons, and resides in Howard County, Md. BGE is a member of Constellation Energy, (http://www.constellation.com/), a FORTUNE 200 company with 2005 revenues of $17.1 billion, 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 delivers electricity and natural gas through the Baltimore Gas and Electric Company (BGE), its regulated utility in Central Maryland. DATASOURCE: Baltimore Gas and Electric Company CONTACT: Robert L. Gould or Linda 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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