Highlights
The Baltimore Gas & Electric Company delivers electricity to more than 1 million customers in a 2,300-sqaure-mile area that includes Baltimore City and all or part of 10 counties in central Maryland. The company also serves more than 600,000 natural gas customers. BGE was founded in 1816 as the first gas utility in the United States, and it brought light in the form of burning gas to Baltimore's streets. It later expanded to included electric power early in the 20th century, and nuclear power with the opening of the Calvert Cliffs nuclear reactor in southern Maryland in 1975. BGE is a division of Constellation Energy Group, one of the largest sellers of wholesale power in the nation. BGE's r...
The Baltimore Gas & Electric Company delivers electricity to more than 1 million customers in a 2,300-sqaure-mile area that includes Baltimore City and all or part of 10 counties in central Maryland. The company also serves more than 600,000 natural gas customers. BGE was founded in 1816 as the first gas utility in the United States, and it brought light in the form of burning gas to Baltimore's streets. It later expanded to included electric power early in the 20th century, and nuclear power with the opening of the Calvert Cliffs nuclear reactor in southern Maryland in 1975. BGE is a division of Constellation Energy Group, one of the largest sellers of wholesale power in the nation. BGE's rates -- specifically, a projected rate increase of 72% -- were a contentious issue during the 2006 Maryland gubernatorial race between incumbent Robert L. Ehrlich Jr. and challenger Martin O'Malley.
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Coming up short
Angelo Boer is disturbed by what he sees happening. As the ranks of the jobless have swollen, more and more people are running out of food and money to pay bills. An emergency fund for utility cutoffs and evictions that was supposed to last the winter has...Tags: Public Employees, Society, Jesus Christ, Breads, Unemployment
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Diane M. Urbanski
Diane M. Urbanski, a Perry Hall homemaker and longtime parochial school volunteer, died of lung cancer Thursday at Gilchrist Hospice Care. She was 47. Diane Marie Beebe was born in Chicago and moved to Baltimore with her family in 1964, and later to a...Tags: Cancer, Furniture, Campaign Finance, Death and Dying, Family
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Buyers find some relief from economy at pump
Jobless figures are rising. Earnings reports are dismal. The auto industry is on the brink. But Marylanders are taking some comfort in a plunge in the price of fuel - including gasoline that has fallen under the $2 mark for the first time in 3 1/2 years....Tags: Volkswagen, Patapsco, Natural Resources, Glen Burnie, New York Mercantile Exchange
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Ruptured gas line closes parts of U.S. 1 in Savage
A gas line ruptured by a contractor early yesterday led to the evacuation of three businesses and the closing of U.S. 1 in Savage, Howard County fire officials said. The incident occurred at 1:17 a.m. in an industrial area just south of Route 32 when a... -
Hold CEO responsible for huge energy losses
My wife and I, both retired teachers, purchased shares in Baltimore Gas and Electric Co. over the course of 30 years when utilities were regarded as safe, if unglamorous, investments. Now The Baltimore Sun's headline "CEG chief waives payoff" (Oct. 18)...Tags: Corporate Officers, Constellation Energy Group
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CEG promotes Thayer, Berardesco
Baltimore's Constellation Energy Group announced yesterday two management appointments: Jonathan W. Thayer as chief financial officer and Charles A. Berardesco as general counsel. Thayer, 37, Constellation's treasurer, replaces John R. Collins, who...Tags: Warren Buffett, MidAmerican Energy Holdings Company , Management Change, Energy Partners Limited, Constellation Energy Group
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Energy workshop
Friendship Church, 1391 Sykesville Road, Sykesville, will sponsor a free Baltimore Gas and Electric Co. workshop on maximizing energy savings to lower utility bills, 10 a.m. Nov. 5 at the church. Information will be available about billing, budget...Tags: Sykesville, Energy Saving, Waterford, Wine, Beer, and Spirits, Farms
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Winds, downed tree cut power to 8,000 in Howard
About 8,000 Baltimore Gas and Electric Co. customers in Howard County lost power yesterday when a tree uprooted and pulled down several power lines on Main Street in historic Ellicott City, according to BGE and fire officials. The incident occurred about...Tags: Steve Parker, Ellicott City, Fires
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Backup in parking lot
The problem A traffic signal in Waverly is too brief to let farmers' market patrons leave a clogged parking lot. The backstory Lorraine Tunis Doo had plenty of time to notice the problem. She and her sister-in-law sat in traffic more than 15 minutes...Tags: Road Transportation, Passenger Cars, Vehicles, National Government, Election Day
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Under the microscope
Maryland's top energy regulator vowed a thorough review of the sale of Constellation Energy Group as state lawmakers grilled the company's executives about its management and the terms of a deal it struck to avoid a possible bankruptcy.
Douglas Nazarian,...Tags: MidAmerican Energy Holdings Company , Regulatory Policy and Organizations, Investments, Laws, Warren Buffett
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MidAmerican talks the talk
So this is how Constellation Energy Group's crafty new ownership is going to play it. Appearing before the state Senate Finance Committee this week, a top executive with MidAmerican Energy Holdings was asked whether the company was open to reregulation of...Tags: Energy, Mergers, Acquisitions and Takeovers, Constellation Energy Group, MidAmerican Energy Company
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CEG chief waives payoff
Constellation Energy Group said yesterday that Chief Executive Officer Mayo A. Shattuck III would waive $18 million in cash severance under the company's planned merger, though he still would be eligible for millions if the deal is approved by state...Tags: MidAmerican Energy Holdings Company , Lehman Brothers Holdings Incorporated, Corporate Officers, Prince George's County, Natural Resources
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