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Baltimore Gas and Electric Completes Natural Gas Restoration Full Service Returned One Day Sooner Than Expected BALTIMORE, Oct. 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Baltimore Gas and Electric Company (BGE), a subsidiary of Constellation Energy (NYSE:CEG), tonight announced that it has restored natural gas service to the majority of residents in the Overlea-Fullerton neighborhood of Baltimore County who were affected by last Saturday's natural gas interruption, one day ahead of the previously announced schedule. The company added that there may be a few customers whose service has not yet been restored because BGE crews have not been able to access their homes to inspect meters and gas-fed appliances which may have been damaged by water which infiltrated the utility's gas mains. In those cases, BGE has left flyers at those homes and made phone calls to customers in order to arrange times for when BGE crews can conduct inspections of its service lines, gas meters and its customers' natural gas-fed appliances. "We sincerely appreciate our customers' patience and understanding throughout this massive restoration effort, as well as that of the neighborhood whose day-to-day activities were disrupted by this unfortunate event," said E. Frank Bender, vice president of gas operations for BGE. "Thankfully, we've completed the task without any injuries to either our customers or the more than 300 BGE and other workers from neighboring utilities who worked long hours to restore service as quickly and safely as possible." The company will continue to conduct follow up surveys of its gas mains in the area to check for leakage of natural gas. BGE advises its customers that should they detect an odor of natural gas, they should call the utility immediately at 410-685-0123. Of the roughly 1,900 restored customers, approximately 500 were found to have some sort of water damage possibly requiring either repair or replacement of natural gas-fed appliances prior to relighting of pilot lights. BGE also thanked the many crews from neighboring utilities which assisted BGE in the restoration effort. Those utilities included Washington Gas Light, Columbia Gas, Conectiv Power Delivery, Philadelphia Gas Works and Pennsylvania Power and Light Company (PPL). 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 11 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, Linda Foy, both of 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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