ABERDEEN, Md., June 29, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Exelon Generation's
120 megawatt Perryman 6 natural
gas power generating unit began commercial operation on
Sunday, June 28. Located at the
company's Perryman Generating Station near Aberdeen Proving Ground in Maryland, Perryman 6 increases the station's full
generating capacity to 475 megawatts. Exelon had committed to
increasing natural gas generation in Maryland as part of the company's 2012 merger
with Constellation.
"The completion of Perryman 6
builds on our commitment to provide more clean and reliable energy
in Maryland," said Ron DeGregorio, senior vice president of Exelon
Generation and president of Exelon Power. "Perryman 6 is now ready to help meet the
increased electricity demands we typically experience during the
summer months."
The Pratt & Whitney Power Systems design FT4000™
SWIFTPAC® power generation unit consists of two simple
cycle, aero-derivative combustion turbines. Perryman 6 is a peaking unit, meaning that it
typically generates electricity during periods of high electric
demand. The unit will run mainly on natural gas but will also have
the ability to run on oil as a back-up, ensuring fuel diversity and
reliability.
During construction the project provided more than 100 jobs,
with a local economic impact of more than $11 million. The new unit will provide an average
of $1.3 million per year in property
taxes to Harford County.
Earlier this year, Exelon Generation fulfilled another merger
commitment with the completion of the 40-megawatt Fourmile Wind
Project. Construction is under way on Fair Wind Energy Project, a
30-megawatt wind project. Both assets are in western Maryland. A megawatt is a million watts of
electricity which can power approximately 1,000 homes.
Exelon Corporation (NYSE: EXC) is the nation's leading
competitive energy provider, with 2014 revenues of approximately
$27.4 billion. Headquartered in
Chicago, Exelon does business in
48 states, the District of
Columbia and Canada. Exelon
is one of the largest competitive U.S. power generators, with more
than 32,000 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 more than 2.5 million residential, public sector and
business customers, including more than two-thirds of the Fortune
100. Exelon's utilities deliver electricity and natural gas to more
than 7.8 million customers in central Maryland (BGE), northern Illinois (ComEd) and southeastern Pennsylvania (PECO). Follow Exelon on Twitter
@Exelon.
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