BALTIMORE (Dec. 19, 2019) – For the second year in a row, BGE is number one for Customer Satisfaction with Business Natural Gas Service in the East Region among utilities ranked by J.D. Power in the 2019 Gas Utility Business Customer Satisfaction Study.℠

BGE earned a score of 836—highest among 15 utilities in the East Region and an increase over the company's 2018 score. Companies are ranked on a 1,000-point scale. In addition, BGE achieved the highest score in the following factors: Safety and Reliability, Billing and Payment, Corporate Citizenship, Communications, and Customer Service.

BGE was also recently ranked number one in the J.D. Power 2019 Electric Utility Business Customer Satisfaction Study℠ for customer satisfaction among electric business customers in the East Large segment. This is the third-straight year BGE received the highest score among large electric utilities in its region.

"Our commitment to improving the products and services we offer customers builds on the substantial investments we continue to make in the safety and reliability of our energy delivery system," said Carim Khouzami, CEO of BGE. "Across our company, we are constantly exploring innovative new ways to provide BGE customers with distinctive experiences that exceed expectations. This latest ranking from J.D. Power is both a recognition of our progress and a challenge from our customers to continue to anticipate their needs."

BGE's attention to business customers enables them to succeed and grow, which creates jobs in the communities we serve and makes a positive economic impact. BGE is committed to partnering with the businesses we serve through our energy efficiency and business development initiatives such as the Smart Energy Savers and Smart Energy Economic Development (SEED) programs. These initiatives allow businesses of all sizes to convert energy savings into business expansion.

For J.D. Power 2019 award information, visit jdpower.com/awards.

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BGE, founded in 1816 as the nation's first gas utility and headquartered in Baltimore, is Maryland's largest natural gas and electric utility. The company's approximately 3,200 employees are committed to safe and reliable energy delivery to more than 1.3 million electric customers and more than 680,000 natural gas customers in central Maryland. In the J.D. Power 2017, 2018, and 2019 Electric Utility Business Customer Satisfaction Studies ^SM  BGE was ranked Highest in Customer Satisfaction with Business Electric Service in the East among Large Utilities. In the J.D. Power 2018 and 2019 Gas Utility Business Customer Satisfaction Studies ^SM BGE was ranked Highest in Customer Satisfaction with Business Natural Gas Service among utilities in the East Region. BGE is a subsidiary of Exelon Corporation (Nasdaq: EXC), the nation's leading competitive energy provider. Connect with BGE on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and YouTube, and engage with the latest BGE stories on bgenow.com. 

Baltimore Gas and Electric Company (or "BGE") received the highest score in the East Region of the 2019 Gas Utility Business Customer Satisfaction Study and the East Large Segment of the 2019 Electric Utility Business Customer Satisfaction Study of gas and electric utility customer satisfaction among business customers. Visit jdpower.com/awards.