For nearly 200 years, the Baltimore Gas and Electric Co. (BGE) has been meeting the energy needs of Central Maryland. BGE has a clearly focused strategy of remaining a premier utility service provider in Maryland.
Service Territory
Electric: 2,300 sq. mi., including Baltimore City and all or part of 8 Maryland counties
Gas: 800 sq. mi. including Baltimore City and all or part of 10 Maryland counties
Population: 2.7 million
| County or City | # Electric Customers | # Gas Customers | # Employees | # Facilities |
| Anne Arundel County | 221,500 | 88,600 | 412 | 10 |
| Baltimore City | 270,200 | 220,400 | 432 | 12 |
| Baltimore County | 354,100 | 214,000 | 1,167 | 12 |
| Calvert County | 7,200 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| Carroll County | 55,400 | 14,200 | 294 | 1 |
| Cecil County | 0 | 470 | 15 | |
| Frederick County | 0 | 850 | 16 | 2 |
| Harford County | 94,800 | 40,200 | 456 | 1 |
| Howard County | 109,000 | 48,500 | 135 | 2 |
| Montgomery County | 13,400 | 40 | 15 | |
| Prince George's County | 74,600 | 6,600 | 21 | |
| Queen Anne's County | | | 27 | |
| | 1,200,200 | 633,860 | 3001 | |
| County or City | Tax Base Contribution |
| Anne Arundel | 25.3 million |
| Baltimore City | 35 million |
| Baltimore County | 25 million |
| Calvert County | 16.3 million |
| Carroll County | 3.8 million |
| Cecil County | .1 million |
| Frederick County | .27 million |
| Harford County | 7.8 million |
| Howard County | 8 million |
| Montgomery County | 2.3 million |
| Prince George's County | 3.9 million |
| Total | 127.0 million |
Electric Data
More than 1.2 million electric customers
- Residential – approximately 1.1 million
- Commercial and Industrial – approximately 0.1 million
Miles of transmission lines (circuit miles) | 1,269 |
Miles of distribution lines (circuit miles) | 22,500 |
Number of substations | 248 |
Number of streetlights | 259,344 |
Number of poles | 380,762 |
Number of transformers | 211,654 |
Total # of trucks in company fleet | 1,141 |
Electric Revenues and Usage
- Total: $2,115.9 million (52% Residential, 42% Commercial, 4% Industrial)
- Avg. Use per residential customer: 12,000 kWh annually
- BGE Standard Offer of Service price per kWh – 13.44 cents (eff. 6/1/07)
Gas Data
More than 630,000 gas customers
- Residential – approximately 597.1K
- Commercial – approximately 42.3K
- Industrial – approximately 1.2K
- Miles of gas main: nearly 6,000
- Key gas term: Therm – A unit of heat energy equal to 100,000 BTU's (British Thermal Units)
Gas Revenues and Usage
Total: $899.5 (57% Residential, 21% Commercial, 3% Industrial)
- 2006 weighted average BGE Gas Commodity Price for residential heating customers: $0.94/therm
- 2006 weighted average BGE distribution price for residential heating customers: $0.27/therm
- 2006 BGE gas customer charge for residential heating customers: $13.00/month
- The average Daily winter send out from November through March is 432,056 Dth.
- The average Daily summer send out from April through October is 176,872 Dth.
- All time winter peak = 835,097 Dth (Established on 2/5/2007, 13 degrees average daily temperature, 16MPH average daily winds)
*All figures as of December 31, 2006 except where noted
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