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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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Smart meter foes can defer installation for now
Utility customers who oppose smart meters can defer installation of the new digital, wireless devices until state energy regulators make a final decision on whether ratepayers can opt out of the utility program, the Maryland Public Service Commission said...Tags: Civil and Public Service, Government, Politics
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Smart meter opponents make their case to regulators
Smart meter opponents asked state regulators at a hearing Tuesday to allow ratepayers to say "no" to new digital, wireless devices because of safety, privacy and security concerns.
The Maryland Public Service Commission is considering whether...Tags: Civil and Public Service, Radio, Peter Shumlin, Electronics, Entertainment
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Alvin T. Church, BGE surveyor
Alvin Turner "Al" Church, a retired Baltimore Gas and Electric Co. surveyor, died Monday of complications from skin cancer at Gilchrist Hospice Care in Towson.
The longtime Cockeysville resident was 64.
The son of Glenn L. Martin Co. workers, Mr. Church...Tags: Skin Cancer, Catonsville, Westminster (Carroll, Maryland), Christianity, Religion and Belief
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Exelon, Constellation donate $1.8M to Md. Science Center
Exelon Corp. and Constellation have donated $1.8 million for a new energy exhibit at the Maryland Science Center, the first public display of their charitable commitment to the city and state since the merger between the energy giants closed in March, the...Tags: Human Interest, Science, Maryland Science Center, Civil and Public Service, Exelon Corp.
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Baltimore County police form metal theft task force
Baltimore County police are announcing today a new task force to combat the growing problem of metals theft that his hitting homeowners and businesses throughout the region. The Metal Thefts Team is being called the area’s first law enforcement...
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BGE to test PeakRewards program twice this month
Baltimore Gas and Electric Co. said Tuesday that it planned to test its PeakRewards program on two separate occasions this month. The tests, done ahead of the summer peak demand season, are designed to gauge the program's technical enhancements, as... -
Rare wildflower saved to bloom another day
Spring is a little showier around here these days, thanks to the efforts of plant specialists at the University of Maryland, College Park. The staff at UM's Arboretum and Botanical Garden have tracked down and rescued or preserved dozens of patches of an...
Tags: Environmental Issues, College Park (Prince George's, Maryland), Wildflowers, Odenton, Baltimore County
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Hot weather could offset winter energy savings
The mild winter meant a dearth of heating degree days. Early in the cooling degree days season, the warm trend is having the opposite result. Degree days are a measure of how much energy is needed to warm homes to 65 degrees in winter. One degree day...
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Elizabeth K. 'Bitze' Glaser, deacon
Elizabeth K. "Bitze" Glaser, an ordained Presbyterian deacon who was active in the affairs of Govans Presbyterian Church, died Wednesday at Roland Park Place from complications of dementia. She was 95.
The daughter of a Baltimore Gas and Electric Co....Tags: Roland Park, Henry Adams, Govans, Fredericksburg (Fredericksburg, Virginia), Towson
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William J. Schmidt, city housing authority administrator
William J. Schmidt, a former department store buyer who later became director of administration for the Housing Authority of Baltimore City, died Monday at his Bel Air home of complications from Parkinson's disease.
He was 79.
The son of a Baltimore...Tags: William Donald Schaefer, Civil and Public Service, Loyola University Maryland, Christianity, Government
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Exelon's first-quarter profit drops 70 percent
Exelon Corp. reported Friday a 70 percent drop in quarterly profit because of warmer-than-normal winter weather, lower power prices and costs related to its acquisition of Constellation Energy Group. The Chicago-based company earned $200 million, or 28...Tags: Restructuring and Recapitalization, Exelon Corp., Earnings, Harbor, Companies and Corporations
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Good afternoon, Baltimore: Monday lunchtime lowdown
ON THE SITE... Terrell Stoglin suspended by Terps, will enter NBA draft: Maryland guard Terrell Stoglin, the Atlantic Coast Conference's leading scorer this season, won’t return to the Terrapin men's basketball team after being suspended one year...Tags: Kevin Spacey, New York Yankees, Health, Boston Red Sox, Baltimore Orioles
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