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Constellation Energy Names Manager for Hillabee Plant

Hillabee Energy is a partially completed 774 megawatt natural gas power plant located inTallapoosa County nearAlexander City, Ala. Constellation Energy purchased Hillabee from Calpine Corporation as part of a court-approved auction in February 2008.

"We're taking the necessary steps to safely and promptly move the Hillabee project toward commercial operation by 2010," said Dale Linaweaver, managing director, East Region for Constellation Power Generation, a subsidiary of Constellation Energy. "Appointing Tony as plant manager is yet one more significant step toward achieving that goal. Tony is a seasoned energy industry leader and has the proven ability to direct the safe operation of power plants while staying focused on our environmental responsibility. He will no doubt be an asset to the plant and the community ofAlexander City."

The Hillabee facility is approximately 80 percent complete, and is expected to be operational in 2010 when permitting, construction and commissioning are finalized. Approximately 26 full-time workers will be employed at the Hillabee facility when it is fully operational.

Padgett will move to Hillabee from Constellation Energy's Rio Bravo Poso and Rio Bravo Jasmin facilities, two coal-fired power plants located in Bakersfield, Calif. He has served as plant manager of the twoCalifornia plants since 2007.

Padgett has been employed in the energy industry for more than 17 years, including previous experience with Calpine Corporation's Osprey Energy Center inFlorida and Aries Power Project inPleasant Hill, Mo. He earned a bachelor's of science degree in business management from the University of Phoenix.

Constellation Energy (http://www.constellation.com), a FORTUNE 125 company with 2007 revenues of $21 billion, is the nation's largest competitive supplier of electricity to large commercial and industrial customers and the nation's largest wholesale power seller. Constellation Energy also manages fuels and energy services on behalf of energy intensive industries and utilities. It owns a diversified fleet of 83 generating units located throughoutthe United States, totaling approximately 9,000 megawatts of generating capacity. The company delivers electricity and natural gas through the Baltimore Gas and Electric Company (BGE), its regulated utility inCentral Maryland.

SOURCE Constellation Energy