BASKING RIDGE, N.J.,
Feb. 2, 2011 /PRNewswire/ --
Constellation Energy's commercial and industrial customers can now
manage their energy consumption online – and thus better control
their energy costs -- as the result of a communications solution
provided by the company and powered by Verizon's high-performance
IP-based network.
Constellation Energy's new customer-access portal, NewEnergy
Online®, and demand- response application, VirtuWatt™, enable
customers to view their energy consumption information
round-the-clock, from any location with Internet access.
In addition, Verizon is providing Constellation Energy with a
variety of other products and services to enable the Baltimore-based company to increase efficiency
and better connect its employees.
"By working with Verizon, we are able to offer a new generation
of energy management solutions," said Mark
Huston, managing director of retail energy for Constellation
Energy. "The reliability and speed of Verizon's network enables our
customers to have instant mobile access to our online portal,
providing them with visibility to their energy consumption to make
economic decisions from virtually anywhere at any time.
Verizon's IP-based multiprotocol label switching network also
provides secure data sharing across locations and departments.
Verizon's IP Trunking has helped unify Constellation Energy's
communications infrastructure and efficiently support collaboration
across the enterprise.
Through Verizon Wireless service to smartphones, Constellation
Energy's workers in the field can access the company's data and
systems to make faster decisions, use business applications, and
communicate with other employees, improving service in both
everyday and emergency situations.
"The power company of the future is going to look a lot
different from the power company of today," said Rilck Noel, vice
president of Verizon's Global Energy & Management Practice.
"Power companies will be able to provide enterprises and
consumers with visibility and control of their energy consumption.
Our growing relationship with Constellation showcases how
this is becoming a reality, and how energy and technology
industries can work together to create a new generation of
cost-saving energy management solutions for customers."
To learn more about Verizon's work with Constellation Energy,
including the companies' joint investment in smart grid technology
provider Consert, read the case study here. In an online
video, Constellation Energy provides additional insight into how
telecommunication and energy industry partnerships benefit
customers.
Verizon's Global Energy & Utilities Practice combines
professional expertise with advanced wireless and wireline networks
to deliver advanced communications, IT and security solutions
around the world. The organization comprises a team
of individuals with the proven experience to
help organizations address industry-specific challenges,
including smart grid transformation, data
management, security, and compliance with North American
Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) Critical Infrastructure
Protection (CIP) and other global standards. Learn more at
www.verizonbusiness.com/us/solutions/utility.
About Constellation Energy
Constellation Energy Group Inc. (NYSE: CEG),
(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, totalling approximately
12,000 megawatts of generating capacity, and is among the leading
advocates for 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.
About Verizon Business
Verizon Business, a unit of Verizon Communications (NYSE,
NASDAQ: VZ), is a global leader in communications and IT solutions.
We combine professional expertise with one of the world's most
connected IP networks to deliver award-winning communications, IT,
information security and network solutions. We securely
connect today's extended enterprises of widespread and mobile
customers, partners, suppliers and employees – enabling them to
increase productivity and efficiency and help preserve the
environment. Many of the world's largest businesses and
governments – including 96 percent of the Fortune 1000 and
thousands of government agencies and educational institutions –
rely on our professional and managed services and network
technologies to accelerate their business. Find out more at
www.verizonbusiness.com.
SOURCE Verizon Business