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14 GENERATION
with layer upon layer of redundant
safety systems. We have implemented
some actions and upgrades at our
nuclear facilities stemming from the
Japan learnings, and are committed
to ensuring their continued safe and
reliable operation.
POWER
Exelon Power is continuing its
transformation into a cleaner, more
modern fleet, having added considerable
renewable and fossil generating capacity.
In 2011, Exelon Power built the Michigan
Wind 2 Project, located in Minden City,
Mich., which began commercial operation
on Jan. 1, 2012. The newest addition to
the Exelon Wind fleet, this 50-turbine,
90-megawatt wind project can provide
clean energy for more than 30,000 homes.
Exelon Power also added to its natural
gas portfolio in 2011. The Wolf Hollow
facility, acquired in August 2011, is a
combined-cycle natural gas-fired power
plant that added 720 megawatts of clean
energy to Exelon Generation’s portfolio in
the competitive Electric Reliability Council
of Texas power market.
Beyond the recent wind and natural gas
additions to its fleet, Exelon Power is
pursuing a number of opportunities to
grow the company’s renewable energy
portfolio, with generating projects in
the development pipeline and an eye to
continued disciplined growth following
the path set by Exelon 2020.
The interior turbine deck of
Conowingo Hydroelectric Generating
Station on the Susquehanna River
in Maryland, part of Exelon Power’s
post-merger capability to generate
nearly 15,500 megawatts across
a range of fuel types that also
includes fossil, biomass, landfill
gas, wind and solar.