Be a Nuclear Family! D.C. Households May Choose Clean Nuclear Energy with America’s First-Ever Nuclear-Powered Consumer Energy Plan from Constellation
17 Diciembre 2024 - 8:00AM
Business Wire
As public support for nuclear power grows,
Washington, D.C. residents can show their pride in going nuclear as
part of the pilot market for the new program
Constellation Energy Corporation (NASDAQ: CEG), the nation’s
largest producer of carbon-free energy, today announced America’s
first-ever product allowing consumers to power their homes with
100% clean nuclear energy, through a new retail pilot program in
Washington, D.C.
Clean, carbon-free nuclear energy is experiencing a major
resurgence, with U.S. public support for nuclear at its highest in
a decade, according to recent polls conducted by Pew and Gallup.
Both polls found that a majority of Americans support nuclear and
recognize it as a safe, reliable, and carbon-free energy source.
Now Washingtonians can show their support for carbon-free nuclear
energy—and help fight climate change—by purchasing 100% clean
nuclear energy to power their homes.
“Constellation is the No. 1 operator of clean, reliable nuclear
energy plants and we’re proud to be the first to offer this
zero-carbon energy source to American households. And we can think
of no better place to pilot this program than our nation’s capital
where nuclear energy enjoys strong bipartisan support from
Republicans and Democrats alike,” said Kathleen Barrón,
Constellation Chief Strategy and Growth Officer. “Policymakers,
tech companies and even former Miss America and nuclear engineer
Grace Stanke, have all embraced this zero-carbon, always-on energy
source, and now Washingtonians can too.”
Nuclear energy is safe, clean, reliable, and affordable. In
fact, the clean nuclear energy offer at 11.99 cents per
kilowatt-hour is lower than the local D.C. utility’s current supply
rate. By choosing carbon-free nuclear energy, Washingtonians can
save money on their energy bills while they help fight climate
change.
To sign up for nuclear energy, Washington, D.C. residents simply
visit here and enter their address and utility bill account number.
Participating customers will continue to receive electricity
through the existing utility infrastructure. Constellation, through
its retail energy supplier subsidiary, will match 100% of these
customers’ electricity usage with Emission Free Energy Certificates
(EFECs) generated at Constellation’s nuclear-powered clean energy
centers in PJM—the regional electricity grid that serves 13 states
and Washington, D.C. This approach allows customers to support
clean energy without any changes to their current service setup or
reliability.
Washington, D.C. is the first pilot market for the new
residential nuclear program, and Constellation plans to expand the
pilot to additional markets in 2025.
Nuclear energy is the nation’s largest source of carbon-free
electricity, providing nearly 20% of the total electricity supply
in the United States and about half of its carbon-free energy. It
is a reliable, always-on power source, capable of operating around
the clock to meet the nation’s energy needs with zero greenhouse
gas emissions. By delivering continuous, clean power, nuclear
energy helps stabilize the electric grid and ensures reliability
and resiliency, even during extreme weather events. Nuclear also is
key to American energy security and independence and provides
good-paying, family-sustaining jobs to keep communities strong.
As the nation’s largest nuclear energy operator, Constellation’s
annual output is nearly 90% carbon-free. Constellation’s award
winning nuclear generating facilities achieved capacity factors of
94.4% in 2023. The company’s hydro, wind and solar facilities
paired with the nation’s largest nuclear fleet have the generating
capacity to power the equivalent of 16 million homes, providing
about 10% of the nation’s clean energy. Constellation’s clean
generation fleet avoids 125 million metric tons of carbon emissions
annually, which is equivalent to taking more than 29 million
gas-powered cars off the road for one year. This unmatched
combination of reliability, sustainability, and scale makes nuclear
energy essential to achieving a carbon-free future.
About Constellation
A Fortune 200 company headquartered in Baltimore, Constellation
Energy Corporation (Nasdaq: CEG) is the nation’s largest producer
of clean, emissions-free energy and a leading supplier of energy
products and services to businesses, homes, community aggregations
and public sector customers across the continental United States,
including three fourths of Fortune 100 companies. With annual
output that is nearly 90% carbon-free, our hydro, wind and solar
facilities paired with the nation’s largest nuclear fleet have the
generating capacity to power the equivalent of 16 million homes,
providing about 10% of the nation’s clean energy. We are further
accelerating the nation’s transition to a carbon-free future by
helping our customers reach their sustainability goals, setting our
own ambitious goal of achieving 100% carbon-free generation by
2040, and by investing in promising emerging technologies to
eliminate carbon emissions across all sectors of the economy.
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