Constellation Energy Contributes $1 Million to Establish BGE Heating System Replacement Program
October 22 2009 - 10:13AM
Business Wire
Constellation Energy (NYSE:CEG) today announced that it is
donating $1 million to the Baltimore Community Foundation to
establish the Baltimore Gas and Electric Company (BGE) Heating
System Fund, which will provide new, energy efficient furnaces to
qualifying limited-income customers in Baltimore in need of a
heating system replacement.
“Constellation Energy is pleased to expand our partnership with
the city of Baltimore and the Baltimore Community Foundation by
helping working families in Baltimore make substantial improvements
to their home heating systems,” said Mayo A. Shattuck III,
chairman, president and chief executive officer of Constellation
Energy. “This program is designed to assist limited-income
households that do not qualify for existing energy assistance
programs but are nonetheless struggling to make ends meet during
this severe economic downturn. For these families, a new, efficient
furnace can mean lower bills during the winter heating season.
We’re proud to be working together with the city of Baltimore on a
program that will make a real difference for limited-income
families.”
The BGE Heating System Fund, to be launched in November, will
provide furnace replacements to qualified households above income
eligibility levels for state utility bill assistance grants. The
eligible household income level will be set at the qualifying
amount for the Maryland Weatherization Assistance Program.
“The best way for families to ensure long-term financial
security is to learn how to use their resources efficiently and
significantly curb energy-wasting habits,” said Baltimore Mayor
Sheila Dixon. “Constellation Energy is committed to helping low
income residents take advantage of energy-saving technology and
conservation methods to make their homes more affordable. They are
a model of good corporate citizenship for other Maryland businesses
to follow.”
“The BGE Heating System Fund supports BGE’s strong commitment to
energy conservation and efficiency, and to helping those
limited-income families throughout BGE’s service territory,” said
BGE President Kenneth W. DeFontes Jr. “We know firsthand that old
or inefficient heating systems are the single biggest contributor
to excessive home energy usage and resulting high electric bills.
We’re grateful to Mayor Dixon and her administration’s leadership,
as well as the strong support of the Baltimore Community
Foundation. Working together, we are confident that we’ll have a
real and meaningful impact on those who might otherwise not be able
to avail themselves of safe and energy-efficient electricity use
this coming heating season.”
Furnace Replacements and a New
Song Contest
Included in the $1 million donation to BGE’s furnace replacement
fund, Constellation Energy also announced that it will support a
project aimed at spreading the word about energy conservation. The
“Rap the Gap” contest will encourage students in participating
public high schools to compete in a song-writing contest focused on
what households can do to lower household energy consumption.
The contest was developed through a partnership of the city of
Baltimore, the Baltimore City Public School System and the
CollegeBound Foundation. The winner will be awarded a scholarship
toward college expenses.
Tom Wilcox, president of the Baltimore Community Foundation,
said, “We applaud Constellation Energy for once again demonstrating
its strong philanthropic support for those in need. And we are
proud to work with Constellation Energy, BGE and the city of
Baltimore to ensure families throughout our community have
available to them a safe, reliable and efficient source of heat to
make it through this winter and in the coming years.”
About Constellation Energy
Constellation Energy (www.constellation.com) is a leading
supplier of energy products and services to wholesale and retail
electric and natural gas customers. It owns a diversified fleet of
generating units located throughout the United States, totaling
more than 9,100 megawatts of generating capacity, and is among the
leaders pursuing the development of new nuclear plants in the
United States. The company delivers electricity and natural gas
through the Baltimore Gas and Electric Company (www.bge.com), its
regulated utility in Central Maryland. A FORTUNE 500 company
headquartered in Baltimore, Constellation Energy had revenues of
$19.8 billion in 2008.
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