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DARLINGTON, MD (Nov. 13, 2014) – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Lower Susquehanna River Watershed Assessment is the most detailed, scientific study on sediment and its impact to the Bay to date.
While Exelon Generation will need time to fully review the findings from this comprehensive report, one of the assessment’s key findings is that the majority of sediment that enters the Chesapeake Bay during storm events originates from upstream sources rather than “scour” from the Conowingo Pond. The Corps report concludes that a significant amount of the sediment and nutrients released during a storm event originated from the upstream drainage area or watershed.
Our goal is to keep Conowingo, the largest single source of renewable electricity in Maryland, operating through the middle of the century, while continuing to work with key stakeholders to ensure the long-term health of the Lower Susquehanna River and the Chesapeake Bay.
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Exelon Corporation (NYSE:EXC) is the nation’s leading competitive energy provider, with approximately $33 billion in annual revenues. Headquartered in Chicago, Exelon has operations and business activities in 47 states, the District of Columbia and Canada. Exelon is the largest competitive U.S. power generator, with approximately 35,000 megawatts of owned capacity comprising one of the nation’s cleanest and lowest-cost power generation fleets. The company’s Constellation business unit provides energy products and services to approximately 100,000 business and public sector customers and approximately 1 million residential customers. Exelon’s utilities deliver electricity and natural gas to more than 6.6 million customers in central Maryland (BGE), northern Illinois (ComEd) and southeastern Pennsylvania (PECO).
