Constellation Energy (NYSE: CEG) today announced that this year’s Constellation Energy Senior Players Championship is carbon neutral, marking the third consecutive year the company has taken measures to offset the approximately 1,400 metric tons of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions associated with the tournament. The week-long Senior Players Championship will be held Oct. 4-10, 2010, at TPC Potomac at Avenel Farm in Potomac, Md.

“Our commitment to making the Senior Players Championship a carbon-neutral event is an extension of our long-term goal to reduce emissions and support investment in clean energy at both the local and national level,” said Mayo A. Shattuck III, chairman, president and chief executive officer of Constellation Energy. “This tournament represents another opportunity to demonstrate the benefits of using renewable energy, efficiency and other innovative energy solutions to minimize our impact on the environment and take meaningful steps to address climate change.”

Constellation Energy is taking a series of steps to make this year’s event carbon neutral, including:

  • Offsetting direct, event-related GHG emissions by purchasing and retiring Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) allowances from the state of Maryland, which will invest the proceeds in energy efficiency and electricity programs serving low-income residents.
  • Matching indirect, event-related GHG emissions by purchasing and retiring National Green-e Energy Wind renewable energy certificates (RECs), which help to encourage investment in new sources of renewable energy.
  • Using biodiesel to power generators at all facilities along the course.
  • Recycling all carpeting in tents and hospitality suites, as well as plastic and cardboard from concessions and other tournament uses.

Combined, these actions represent the equivalent of saving 150,000 gallons of gasoline, making 240 cars emissions-free for a year or eliminating the annual electricity use of 175 homes.

“The PGA TOUR applauds Constellation Energy’s resolve to reduce our carbon footprint and demonstrate to golf fans everywhere that we all have a responsibility to protect our environment,” said Tim Finchem, commissioner of the PGA TOUR. “This tournament has been a pioneer in promoting carbon-neutral responsibility and is an example for others to follow.”

In 2008, the Constellation Energy Senior Players Championship became the first carbon-neutral event on the Champions Tour. In 2007, the tournament was the first PGA TOUR or Champions Tour event to be powered by 100 percent clean, renewable energy.

About the Constellation Energy Senior Players Championship

The Constellation Energy Senior Players Championship is one of five major championships on the PGA TOUR’s Champions Tour for eligible professionals age 50 and over. The 78-player field will compete for a share of the $2.7 million purse. The Golf Channel will broadcast all four competition rounds to more than 100 countries around the world. Airtimes will be from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Thursday and Friday and 12:30 p.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Grounds admission to the tournament will be complimentary for all spectators courtesy of Constellation Energy, Golf Galaxy, the Telos Corporation and OMNITEC Solutions Inc. For information about corporate sponsorship opportunities or to become a volunteer for the 2010 tournament, visit the Official Tournament Website at www.ceseniorplayers.com. Since the inception of both the Senior Players Championship and the former Constellation Energy Classic, more than $7.5 million has been generated for charity from the events.

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 in the United States and Canada, totaling approximately 9,000 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 (BGE), its regulated utility in Central Maryland. A FORTUNE 500 company headquartered in Baltimore, Constellation Energy had revenues of $15.6 billion in 2009.

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