Washington Gas Energy Services (WGES) made an alliance withSouthern Company Energy Marketing to bring competitively pricedelectricity to consumers and businesses in Maryland. Southern willprovide wholesale power supply and scheduling services to WGES.

Beginning July 1, all Maryland electric customers of PotomacElectric Power Co., Baltimore Gas and Electric, Potomac Edison andDelmarva Power and Light will be able to choose their electricitysupplier. Southern will be putting its trading, risk management andproduct structuring capabilities behind regional player WGES.

Southern Company Energy Marketing is jointly owned by SouthernEnergy Inc. and Vastar Resources Inc. One of the largest energymarketing operations in the United States, Southern Company EnergyMarketing provides energy marketing, risk management, trading,financial services and other energy- related commodities, productsand services to wholesale customers in North America.

Washington Gas Energy Services (WGES) serves more than 115,000customers throughout Maryland, Virginia and the District ofColumbia and is the leading non-regulated energy supplier to theWashington, D.C., metropolitan area. WGES entered the retail energymarket in 1996. WGES is a wholly owned subsidiary of WashingtonGas.

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