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GM Baltimore Operations Complex with 1.23 MW Solar Array to Manufacture “Green Motors of the Future”

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Ready to pick up our shovels for the groundbreaking. To my right is Maryland Governor Martin O'Malley and behind him, U.S. Secretary of Energy Dr. Steven Chu

One of the most powerful sustainability accomplishments that a business can achieve includes combining a method for its consumers to be more environmentally responsible while pursuing its own ongoing sustainability efforts at the same time. General Motors, one of the world’s largest automakers, is a leading example.

Yesterday, General Motors (GM) held the official groundbreaking event for…
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How Can Your Business Honor Earth Day, Every Day?

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Solar energy systems and wind power generation are among many ways that businesses can meet sustainability goals all year long.

Is your business or organization doing anything to celebrate Earth Day? In addition to recognizing what the day stands for, businesses can inspire awareness and appreciation of the environment on a much broader basis all year long.

At Constellation, we take great pride in helping our customers meet their sustainability goals as well as investing in our own products and…
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A New Opportunity for Small & Medium Sized Business Customers to Green Their Power Purchases

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Starting this week, new and renewing customers in the Mid-Atlantic and New England regions will be offered renewable energy certificates (RECs) for 10 percent of their overall electricity usage, bundled with their power purchase.

This new incentive offers an easy way for our customers to promote their environmental commitment through REC purchases, including receiving Constellation’s green community materials, a REC purchase certificate, a green product label, and more.

What are RECs and what value can they bring to my business?

RECs are an affordable option for businesses that want to green their energy use (up to…
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New 1.25 MW Solar Installations to Promote Clean Energy & Savings for Taxpayers in Maryland

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The 750 kW on-site solar installation at the Anne Arundel County Combined Support Service Complex building shown above is expected to begin producing electricity this spring.

Terrific developments are taking place in Maryland! Coppin State University in Baltimore and Anne Arundel County’s Combined Support Service Complex building in Millersville are both developing and constructing on-site solar installations. Coppin State’s 500 kW solar installation and Anne Arundel County’s 750 kW project are both scheduled to begin producing electricity in spring 2011.

Both organizations will purchase the…
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A Sustainable Solution That Works for Every Business, Including Ours

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One of the most significant sustainability decisions that a business can make is to match its electricity supply with renewable energy certificates (RECs). At Constellation Energy, we match 100 percent of the electricity requirements for more than 60 of our offices and two of our major data centers nationwide with RECs sourced from wind renewable resources located within the United States. 

This means that for every kilowatt of power that these offices use, an equal amount of renewable electricity is being supplied to the grid.

Through our purchase, we are ensuring that there is a financial incentive for power…
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New Solar Array at Denver International Airport to be Largest On-Site Solar Installation in Colorado

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One of two existing solar arrays at Denver International Airport.

Did you know that the Denver International Airport (DIA) has been the busiest that it’s been in its 15-year history? According to The Denver Post and Denver Business Journal, approximately 4,924,060 travelers landed or took off from the airport this August, compared to 4,877,212 in August 2009, indicating a rise of 1 percent.

What’s even more encouraging is that as the amount of passengers continues to rise, so does the airport’s notoriety…
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