Maryland Utilities Issue Request for Proposals for the Supply of Wholesale Electric Power BALTIMORE, Oct. 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Potomac Edison Company d/b/a Allegheny Power (AP), Baltimore Gas and Electric Company (BGE), Delmarva Power and Light Company d/b/a Conectiv Power Delivery (CPD), and Potomac Electric Power Company (Pepco) have issued Requests for Proposals (RFPs) for full-requirements wholesale electric power supply to meet their Standard Offer Service (SOS) obligations in their Maryland service territories. Each utility will provide market-based supply service to some or all of its electric customers who do not take service from competitive retail suppliers. The RFPs will consist of up to four rounds, scheduled to begin in December 2004 and conclude in March 2005, for supply services to begin June 1, 2005. The four utilities will concurrently conduct their bidding processes under uniform rules and timetables. The utilities are requesting electric supply proposals totaling approximately 3,600 megawatts (MW), including: -- 290 MW for AP -- 1,420 MW for BGE -- 510 MW for CPD -- 1,380 MW for Pepco A joint-utility pre-bid conference will be held on October 20, 2004, at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in downtown Baltimore. The conference will review the general RFP structure and process, the specific utility bid plans, and the power supply contract. Additional details regarding the RFPs, the pre-bid conference and utility contact information can be found by visiting any of the following utility RFP websites: AP http://www.alleghenypower.com/rfp/Maryland BGE http://rfp.bge.com/ CPD http://www.pepcoholdings.com/mdrfp Pepco http://www.pepcoholdings.com/mdrfp DATASOURCE: Baltimore Gas and Electric Company CONTACT: Baltimore Gas and Electric Company, +1-410-234-7433 Web site: http://www.alleghenypower.com/rfp/Maryland Web site: http://http//www.pepcoholdings.com/mdrfp Web site: http://rfp.bge.com/ Company News On-Call: http://www.prnewswire.com/comp/084087.html

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