Baltimore Ravens Go Solar with Constellation
July 28 2015 - 9:38AM
Business Wire
Solar power system expected to meet
approximately 15 percent of team headquarters’ electricity
needs
Constellation, a leading competitive retail energy supplier, and
the Baltimore Ravens today announced an agreement to construct a
375-kilowatt (DC) solar generation project at the team’s
headquarters and training facility in Owings Mills, Md.
Constellation, a longtime sponsor of the Baltimore Ravens, provides
energy services to the team and is the “Official Energy Services
Sponsor of the Baltimore Ravens.” The roof-mounted solar power
system expands the current energy services relationship.
“Constellation is helping the Ravens extend our efforts to
promote renewable energy to the Under Armour Performance Center,”
said Kevin Rochlitz, senior vice president of corporate sales and
business development. "We are proud to be a model of sustainability
for the NFL and our fans, and we look forward to continuing to work
with Constellation to make a positive difference in our community
and environment.”
Constellation will own and operate the solar power system, while
the Ravens will purchase the electricity generated by the solar
panels from Constellation under a 20-year power purchase
agreement.
“The Ravens are a recognized leader in the NFL, and
Constellation is proud to help them achieve their goals by powering
their headquarters with energy from the Constellation solar power
system,” said Bruce Stewart, senior vice president and chief
marketing officer for Constellation. “We are committed to advancing
renewable energy in Maryland, and we hope this project will
showcase the benefits of solar power to all Ravens players,
employees and fans.”
The solar power system will be located at the Under Armour
Performance Center, the team’s 200,000-square-foot training
facility that houses a full-size indoor practice field, player
support functions, a TV studio and executive offices. The new
system will consist of approximately 1,210 photovoltaic panels on
the facility’s field house and grounds keeping buildings.
The system is expected to generate approximately 460,000
kilowatt-hours of electricity per year, which is approximately 15
percent of the team headquarters’ electricity needs. Generating the
same amount of electricity using nonrenewable sources would result
in the release of approximately 317 tons of carbon dioxide, the
equivalent emissions of nearly 13,000 tailgaters with propane
grills, or 67 passenger vehicles annually, according to U.S. EPA
data for the region.
The project is the latest in a long series of environmental
initiatives by the Ravens. They were the first NFL team to earn a
LEED-certified Gold designation by the U.S. Green Building Council
for their sustainability efforts at M&T Bank Stadium. The team
previously worked with Constellation to match the electricity used
during “Green Games” through the purchase of Green-e Energy*
certified wind renewable energy certificates.
The project expands Constellation’s role as the No. 1 solar
energy producer in Maryland. To date, the company operates 29
megawatts of solar projects in the state and expects to have an
additional 30 megawatts operational by the end of 2015.
Constellation currently owns and operates more than 200
megawatts of solar installations that have been completed or are
under construction for commercial and government customers
throughout the United States. These solar projects, combined with
other forms of clean, on-site power supply such as biomass and
co-generation, mean that Constellation has a total of 300 megawatts
of distributed generation completed or under development for
customers.
By structuring its solar projects as power purchase agreements
or solar services agreements, Constellation offers solar
installations that may require no upfront capital from customers
and may provide fixed power costs that are less than projected
market rates. Commercial customers, universities, college systems,
hospitals and government agencies interested in on-site solar
installations of 1 megawatt or larger may contact Constellation at
sustainable-solutions@constellation.com or 1-877-427-2005.
About Constellation
Constellation is a leading competitive retail supplier of power,
natural gas and energy products and services for homes and
businesses across the continental United States. Constellation's
family of retail businesses serves more than 2.5 million
residential, public sector and business customers, including more
than two-thirds of the Fortune 100. Baltimore-based Constellation
is a subsidiary of Exelon Corporation (NYSE: EXC), the nation's
leading competitive energy provider, with 2014 revenues of
approximately $27.4 billion, and more than 32,000 megawatts of
owned capacity comprising one of the nation's cleanest and
lowest-cost power generation fleets. Learn more at
www.constellation.com or on Twitter at @ConstellationEG.
* Green-e Energy certifies that renewable energy certificates
meets the minimum environmental and consumer protection standards
established by the non-profit Center for Resource Solutions. For
more information on Green-e Energy certification requirements, call
1-888-63-GREEN or log on to www.green-e.org.
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ConstellationChristina Pratt,
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