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.
View source version on businesswire.com: http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20150728006074/en/
Copyright Business Wire 2015