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Baltimore Gas and Electric Company Contractor Crews Assisting Florida With Restoration Following Hurricane Charley BALTIMORE, Aug. 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Baltimore Gas and Electric Company (BGE), a subsidiary of Constellation Energy (NYSE:CEG), today announced that 130 overhead line contractor personnel have been dispatched to Central and Western Florida, to assist Progress Energy in restoring electric service to some of the more than 1.5 million Floridians who lost power when Hurricane Charley hit the state last week. "BGE's service territory was spared the brunt of Hurricane Charley, allowing us to release our contractor crews and deploy them where they are most needed," said Stephen J. Woerner, manager of electric system operations and planning. "However, BGE is keeping its company crews in the Baltimore area and closely monitoring Hurricane Danielle and Tropical Storm Earl, which could threaten the BGE service territory later in the week." BGE contractor crews include personnel from Pike Electric, Utility Lines Construction (formerly Asplundh), Shaw Energy Delivery Services, Davis H. Elliott and Riggs Distler. They are expected to arrive in Charlotte County, Fla. this afternoon and will remain in the area for one to two weeks. The crews' primary job will be to rebuild overhead lines, many of which were toppled under the force of Charley. BGE is a member of Constellation Energy (NYSE:CEG), a Fortune 500 integrated energy company based in Baltimore. Constellation Energy is the nation's leading competitive supplier of electricity to large commercial and industrial customers. It owns and operates a diversified fleet of 35 power plants in 12 states. Additionally, Constellation Energy markets energy nationally and manages the associated risks, providing value-added services for its customers. The company also delivers electricity and natural gas through the Baltimore Gas and Electric Company (BGE), its regulated utility in Central Maryland. In 2003, the combined revenues of the integrated energy company totaled $9.7 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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