Presented by: Ammanuel Moore, Economic Development Director, BGE as an Ignite presentation during the 2016 MEDA Annual Conference

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BGE: Bringing Value to our Communities

2. The Leading Gas and Electric Provider
in Maryland
 Founded: 1816 — nation’s first gas utility
and one of the first electric utilities
 Employees: 3,200
 Customers Served: 1.25 million+ electric
and 650,000+ gas customers
 Region: State of Maryland
– Electric service ~2,300 square miles
– Gas service ~800 square miles
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BGE: At-a-Glance

3. BGE: A History of Safety, Reliability and Innovation
 2016 marks 200 years of excellent
service, growth and innovation.
– BGE supported and facilitated
Maryland’s growth into a national
economic and educational leader.
– We continue to invest and innovate to
meet the challenges of the next 200
years.
 BGE is a subsidiary of Exelon
Corporation, the nation’s leading
competitive energy provider.
– Access to Exelon’s enterprise wide
expertise
– Shares best practices with Exelon’s
other utilities,
PECO and ComEd
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Who We Are

4. Scale and Strength in Our Service Territories
Service area Electric Customers Gas Customers
Anne Arundel County 243,549 103,415
Baltimore City 266,090 204,509
Baltimore County 365,060 220,174
Calvert County 7,864 n/a
Carroll County 58,231 15,789
Cecil County n/a 585
Frederick County n/a 1,059
Harford County 102,625 46,425
Howard County 126,127 59,839
Montgomery County 13,900 46
Prince George’s County 82,541 7,680
Maryland’s largest provider of electricity, serving 1.25 million+ electric customers, and the nation’s first provider
of gas.
Services Maryland’s Major Population Centers
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Who We Are

5. BGE and Economic Development History
Survey and
Management
Development
and
Construction
Engineering
and Design

6. BGE and Economic Development Today
Thought
Leadership
Charitable
Contributions
Site Development
Energy Efficiency
Consultation
Project
Management
Supplier
Diversity
VolunteerismWorkforce
Development

7. Economic Impact
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$
3.8BILLION
BGE’s general operations produces an
impressive economic output in the Greater
Baltimore region.
$1B I L L I O N
Each year, BGE purchase
material and services such as
gas pipes, wire, poles, office
supplies, safety equipment,
janitorial services and more.
1:2
For every one
full-time job
BGE employs,
another two
indirect jobs
are supported
10,000
Through hiring and
vendor & contract
spending, BGE’s job
sustainability support
is significant.
$79 MILLION
BGE customers achieved key
savings through our Smart
Energy Savers program
1 1.53More than $3.5 MILLION was
provided to charity in 2014.
Every dollar contributed created
another 53 cents for not profits.
25,000 HOURS
BGE volunteers donated labor
hours to countless charities

8.  BGE supports Maryland’s economic development communities by:
– Providing programs, services and the Smart Energy for
Economic Development (SEED) incentive to encourage eligible
employers to keep, expand or launch new operations
 BGE’s investments to strengthen our systems financially
impact the region
– Spent more than $831.8 million in the region in 2015
 More than $300 million paid in annual employee wages and benefits
 Maryland and Maryland jurisdictional taxes in 2015 included:
– > $294 million in non-pass through taxes, including nearly $123
million in property tax
Helping Maryland’s Economy Thrive and Grow
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A Driver of Maryland’s Economic Growth

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Increased
Employment
Rate
Sustained
Consumerism
Thriving
Businesses
The Importance of Economic Development

10. Smart Energy Savers Program through 2015 (C&I only)
 Helped 32,000 Maryland businesses be
more competitive
 Support more than 1,000 contractor
 Reduced business lifecycle energy costs
by over $1 Billion
 Reduced total consumption by over
1,000,000 MWh,
 This is equivalent to*
– One Medium Sized Peak Power Plant
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* Based on EPA calculations

11. Purpose of
Support state and local economic
development agencies with tools to aid in
– Business Attraction
– Expansion
– Retention
– Job creation
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12. What is SEED
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Smart Energy for Economic
Development Program
Qualifying commercial customers will
now receive a 25 percent reduction on
their demand and distribution charges
for both electric and natural gas
service.
For qualifying enterprise zone
customers - 75% waived of extension
related construction charge.
NON ENTERPRISE
500 kW of electric
demand per month and/
or 90,000 therms of
gas annually
ENTERPRISE ZONE
No minimum load
requirement
Job
Requirement
10 FTE’s 1 FTE
year 1 price
reduction
25% 25%
year 2 price
reduction
25% 25%
year 3 price
reduction
25% 25%
year 4 price
reduction
0 25%
year 5 price
reduction
0 25%

13. Enterprise Zones within BGE Service Territory
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BGE serves electric and/or
natural gas in eight of the 28
Enterprise Zones
1.Baltimore City
2.Cecil County
3.Prince George’s County
4.Chesapeake (Baltimore Co)
5.Southwest(Baltimore Co)
6.Federal Center at Woodlawn (Baltimore Co)
7.Aberdeen / Havre de Grace (Harford Co)
8.Edgewood (Harford)

14. Qualifications
• Completed Application
• Certified Letter of Eligibility
• Credit Score
• Property Tax Evaluation
• Registration with State of MD
• Financial Information
• Approval from local Economic
Development Agency
• Approval from State Economic
Development Agency

15. More Information
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www.bge.com/economicdevelopment
www.bge.com/seed

16. Workforce Development
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Partnership with local
high school to
develop a talent
pipeline for entry
level positions.
Includes:
•Field Trips
•Mentoring
•Internship
•Apprenticeship

17. Supplier Diversity
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• $183M (22%) was spent with
minority, women or service-disabled,
veteran owned businesses
• $64 million of that amount spent
with businesses operating in
Maryland

18. Education and Awareness
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• Annual Customer Meeting
• Energizing Business Growth Breakfast
• Leadership Forum

19.  3,200 employees live in 18 Maryland counties and Baltimore City.
 BGE executives and employees serve on 130 local nonprofit boards.
 Employees dedicated 22,800 volunteer hours to our communities in 2015.
We are an Active Part of Our Community
22,800
Volunteer hours
230
Volunteer events
211
Nonprofit organizations
served
165
Employees recognized
through volunteer grants
$67,000
In grants on behalf of
employee volunteers
130
Nonprofit Board Seats
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Dedicated to Supporting Our Communities

20.  $4.5 million in grant support donated annually to non-
profit organizations focused on:
– Education — The environment
– Arts and culture — Community development
 Received Maryland Chamber of Commerce and
Baltimore Business Journal Philanthropy Award for
BGE’s Emergency Response and Safety Grant Program
 Received Maryland Food Bank Corporate Volunteer
Partner of the Year Award and Salvation Army
Compassion in Action Award
 72% of grants were classified as “diversity” in 2015
BGE Donated nearly $13 Million to Service Area
Organizations since 2012
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Dedicated to Supporting Our Communities