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Constellation Energy Officially Joins Exelon Corporation

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Constellation Energy was welcomed into the Exelon family of companies, creating the nation’s leading competitive energy provider with one of the industry’s cleanest and lowest-cost power generation fleets. This combined company’s substantial, low-cost, and environmentally friendly generation fleet and industry-leading customer-facing business creates a platform for continuing growth and innovation.  

The combination will integrate two complementary upstream and downstream businesses, giving us the potential to optimize value throughout the company. Both Exelon and Constellation have demonstrated their commitment to sustainability and competitive markets, helping drive innovation, efficiency, customer choice and better rates. Together, we will be…
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Trends in Sustainability Planning

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Businesses that are looking to incorporate robust sustainability plans into their energy strategies have a lot to consider. Energy costs, current and future legislation, a growing need for environmental responsibility are just the beginning….

Businesses of all sizes can choose whether to approach developing a sustainability plan on their own or by utilizing the various resources available, including competitive energy suppliers and environmental non-governmental organizations. Companies that choose to work with outside organizations are executing sustainability plans more quickly according to a recent study by David Hyatt of the University of Arkansas featured on the DC Velocity website…
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Environmental Leader’s Insider Knowledge Report: New Energy & Environmental Strategies

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As the supplier to two-thirds of the Fortune 100 companies and more than 90,000 businesses, institutions and government agencies across the United States, we get to see energy and sustainability trends from a unique perspective. Across the country, companies and agencies are grappling with how to make short-term decisions with long-term plans in a world of economic, policy and technological uncertainty.

In response, energy and sustainability managers are looking for new ways to reduce consumption, limit emissions and utilize data to plan, forecast and manage their energy needs. That is one reason why companies…
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Government Agencies Getting More Strategic With Sustainable Energy Management

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Today, many government agencies face a variety of challenges that may directly impact their energy strategy, such as strict mandates, budget cuts, economic fluctuation, and dependence on foreign energy sources.

When faced with such obstacles, agencies may be inclined to purchase energy independently, in “silos.” However, progressive government organizations may choose to develop innovative total energy management strategies to control costs, consumption, and security, while maintaining regulatory compliance.

It appears that the second approach outlined above is becoming more widely adopted by government agencies. According to a recent article by the Environment & Energy Daily…
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Should We Be “Thinking Big” About Energy Efficiency?

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The most inexpensive and unobtrusive means of incorporating environmental efforts into an energy management strategy is energy efficiency – reducing the quantity of energy required to deliver the same unit of value. A unit of value might be one degree of temperature reduction in a warm building, one ton of concrete or one mile driven in a mid-sized sedan.

Relatively simple –  and very often high return – energy efficiency and energy management efforts can go a long way toward lowering consumption and reducing energy costs, while achieving sustainability goals and, in some cases, achieving…
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Customer Spotlight: Stevenson University

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Managing total energy cost over time requires an energy strategy focused on quantity as well as price. Energy conservation measures can go a long way toward lowering energy consumption and associated costs. However, some businesses and organizations find it challenging to finance energy efficiency projects for a variety of reasons, often due to a lack of capital dollars available.

We asked Stevenson University, a growing university in the Baltimore-Washington metropolitan area , about how they were able to reduce their overall energy consumption while meeting sustainability goals in their overall energy strategy. Watch the short video to…
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