774 megawatt natural gas-fired facility expected to be operational in 2010
BALTIMORE, Aug. 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Constellation Energy (NYSE:
CEG) today announced that Tony Padgett has been named general manager of
the Hillabee Energy Center in Alexander City, Ala. His appointment will be
effective in August.
Hillabee Energy is a partially completed 774 megawatt natural gas power
plant located in Tallapoosa County near Alexander City, Ala. Constellation
Energy purchased Hillabee from Calpine Corporation as part of a
court-approved auction in February 2008.
"We're taking the necessary steps to safely and promptly move the
Hillabee project toward commercial operation by 2010," said Dale
Linaweaver, managing director, East Region for Constellation Power
Generation, a subsidiary of Constellation Energy. "Appointing Tony as plant
manager is yet one more significant step toward achieving that goal. Tony
is a seasoned energy industry leader and has the proven ability to direct
the safe operation of power plants while staying focused on our
environmental responsibility. He will no doubt be an asset to the plant and
the community of Alexander City."
The Hillabee facility is approximately 80 percent complete, and is
expected to be operational in 2010 when permitting, construction and
commissioning are finalized. Approximately 26 full-time workers will be
employed at the Hillabee facility when it is fully operational.
Padgett will move to Hillabee from Constellation Energy's Rio Bravo
Poso and Rio Bravo Jasmin facilities, two coal-fired power plants located
in Bakersfield, Calif. He has served as plant manager of the two California
plants since 2007.
Padgett has been employed in the energy industry for more than 17
years, including previous experience with Calpine Corporation's Osprey
Energy Center in Florida and Aries Power Project in Pleasant Hill, Mo. He
earned a bachelor's of science degree in business management from the
University of Phoenix.
Constellation Energy (http://www.constellation.com), a FORTUNE 125
company with 2007 revenues of $21 billion, is the nation's largest
competitive supplier of electricity to large commercial and industrial
customers and the nation's largest wholesale power seller. Constellation
Energy also manages fuels and energy services on behalf of energy intensive
industries and utilities. It owns a diversified fleet of 83 generating
units located throughout the United States, totaling approximately 9,000
megawatts of generating capacity. The company delivers electricity and
natural gas through the Baltimore Gas and Electric Company (BGE), its
regulated utility in Central Maryland.
SOURCE Constellation Energy
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