Constellation Buys NatGas Business from ConEdison Solutions
Constellation, a subsidiary company of Exelon Corporation, announced a deal yesterday with ConEdison Solutions (a subsidiary of New York's Consolidated Edison) to buy ConEdison Solutions' retail electricity and natural gas business. The deal means more than 560,000 commercial, industrial, public sector and residential customers across 12 Northeastern, mid-Atlantic, and Midwestern states, Texas, and the District of Columbia will become part of the Constellation family. Interestingly, ConEdison said it is selling its (regulated) electricity and natural gas business to focus on its (deregulated) renewable energy, sustainability services and energy efficiency business. Why is this Marcellus news? We see it as a potential new market for Marcellus/Utica Shale gas. Below is the announcement, along with some analysis of what's really going (the motivation) with this deal...
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