Exelon buys Constellation

[HydroDave63]

Resistance is futile!


http://finance.yahoo.com/news/Exelon-to-buy-Constellation-apf-2308513652.html?x=0&sec=topStories&pos=5&asset=&ccode=

Exelon to buy Constellation in $7.9B deal

Jonathan Fahey, AP Energy Writer, On Thursday April 28, 2011, 6:52 am EDT

NEW YORK (AP) -- Exelon Corp. agreed to buy Constellation Energy Group Inc. in a $7.9 billion stock deal Thursday, the latest in a string of acquisitions in the electric power industry.

[HousePuke]

IMHO, not good news for current Constellation Nuclear employees.

[HydroDave63]

The nuclear Anschluss marches on!

[cincinnatinuke]

IMHO, not good news for current Constellation Nuclear employees.

Care to elaborate?  I am currently a Constellation Employee.

[daveyj308846]

Hopefully some positions will start opening up at the plant that I've been trying to get into.

[HydroDave63]

Hopefully some positions will start opening up at the plant that I've been trying to get into.

Ummm, usually mergers & acquisitions are done with the idea of reducing bodies to maximize profits. Hope you can hold your breath for a few more years...

[a|F]

More opportunities and locations for some of us... hurry up and retire folks!   

[HousePuke]

Care to elaborate?  I am currently a Constellation Employee.

Exelon has a history of cutting staffing to the bare bones and pushing those that are left to the breaking point.  Once they break they're just replaced and the machine keeps on.

[RDTroja]

Exelon has a history of cutting staffing to the bare bones and pushing those that are left to the breaking point.  Once they break they're just replaced and the machine keeps on.

True. I lost a job at Calvert Cliffs just because their new VP Nuclear was an ex-Exelon manager. I had worked there for 13 years, left and was invited to interview to come back. I was told I had the job, but the new VP stepped in and cancelled all new hiring. I was not the only one stopped by the decree, either. If Exelon buys the whole company (remember, two Constellation deals have already fallen through because of interference from the State of Maryland) you can expect a lot of cutting and doing more with less. daveyj, your only hope is if everyone quits on the news.

Too bad.

[HousePuke]

While I was with Entergy there was quite a bit of effort going into following the Exelon model.  I've also talked with several ex-Exelon employees and their stories are remarkably similar...not good.

[HydroDave63]

Rhymes with "Axe-A-Lot" ? 

[caerbannog]

IMHO, not good news for current Constellation Nuclear employees.

Part 26 is going to hamstring the thinning efforts.

[RDTroja]

No.  You lost a job at Calvert Cliffs because you were not needed.

And you believed them?    

  You're making a liar out of yourself. With comments like that the only band you are old enough to have seen is the Wiggles.

[OldHP]

Perhaps they are veiwing the Duke (mergers) and rumored buyouts and want to stay ahead.  However, you have to keep in mind the state (MD) will have a say in the final outcome.

[RAD-GHOST]

I'm thinking this one seems appropriate!

Welcome my son, welcome to the machine.
Where have you been?
It's alright we know where you've been.
You've been in the pipeline, filling in time,
Provided with toys and 'Scouting for Boys'.
You bought a guitar to punish your ma,
And you didn't like school, and you
know you're nobody's fool,
So welcome to the machine.

Welcome my son, welcome to the machine.
What did you dream?
It's alright we told you what to dream.
You dreamed of a big star,
He played a mean guitar,
He always ate in the Steak Bar.
He loved to drive in his Jaguar.
So welcome to the Machine.


Pink Floyd, 1975....RG....

[Smooth Operator]

I am pretty much going to assume craft jobs will not be affected, especially OPs. WHRs and tech spec staffing cannot be circumvented.

I am sure there will be some union issues to deal with as applicable.

CincNuke, I think you will be just fine.

I think the biggest affect on nuclear will be implementing the Exelon HU/Administrative way of doing things.

Enjoy!

[Frankie Love]

I'm thinking this one seems appropriate!

Wasn't that song about something other than your reference?

[cincinnatinuke]

I am pretty much going to assume craft jobs will not be affected, especially OPs. WHRs and tech spec staffing cannot be circumvented.

I am sure there will be some union issues to deal with as applicable.

CincNuke, I think you will be just fine.

I think the biggest affect on nuclear will be implementing the Exelon HU/Administrative way of doing things.

Enjoy!

I wasnt too worried about my job specifically, but rather what the poster meant.  We got an email from the CEO(Mayo) that no jobs at Calvert, Ginna, nor NMP would be affected.

It still seems a little murky just how we (Constellation Nuclear) will fit in.  Remember EDF is still half owner of our Nuclear generation assets.  From what I gatherwe are to be a "subsidiary" in that respect but I imagine the fleet model will be ever present.

On another note, it would give you an opportunity to come back at a later date.

[RAD-GHOST]

Frankie,

Considering the fact that it was written twenty five years before Exelon's conception, you would be correct!

Actually the joke I heard this morning was; this is Exelon's response to Dukes Energy's effort to be number one!

50 million to change the marquee, or nine billion to keep it?

They went with option "B"!

RG....

[Fermi2]

Czechoslovakia is next!

[ski2313]

Kewaunee just went on the market.. Couple interested buyers visiting in the next few days (incl Exelon)...

[wokrdan]

Is this why I can't access the job postings on Constellation.com? This is kinda sh***y because the two places I was interested in applying to were CCNP and Ginna for Ops or an I&C tech position next year. Does anyone know if this merger is going to bring unions in with them, as these two plants are non-union?

[daveyj308846]

A friend of mine works at the Coal Plant at Brandon Shores in Md and said that The big Ex wasnt taking his plant

[RDTroja]

A friend of mine works at the Coal Plant at Brandon Shores in Md and said that The big Ex wasnt taking his plant

Every cloud has its silver lining. Brandon Shores is a big facility. I helped clear the land for it when I was about 19 years old. Maybe Exelon is only interested in Constellation's Nukes..

[TEX-INSP]

Frankie,

Considering the fact that it was written twenty five years before Exelon's conception, you would be correct!

Actually the joke I heard this morning was; this is Exelon's response to Dukes Energy's effort to be number one!

50 million to change the marquee, or nine billion to keep it?

They went with option "B"!

RG....

THE FACTS

NEW EXELON
20 Nuclear Reactors
Total Generation Capacity 34,401 MW
Assests 72.2 Billion
Revenue 32.9 Billion

NEW DUKE
12 Nuclear Reactors
Total Generation Capacity 57,200 MW
Assests 90.6 Billion
Revenue 22.7 Billion

DUKE FOR THE WIN!! AS LARGEST , GOOD TRY EXELON

[Rennhack]

THE FACTS

NEW EXELON
20 Nuclear Reactors
Revenue 32.9 Billion

NEW DUKE
12 Nuclear Reactors
Revenue 22.7 Billion

DUKE FOR THE WIN!! AS LARGEST , GOOD TRY EXELON

I don't have a dog in this race, but by YOUR numbers, Exelon has Duke beat in # of reactors, and revenue.

And your numbers just don't add up.  You say exelon does 34,400 MW for 20 reactors (1720 mw each) and Duke does 57,200 with 20 reactors (4,767 each).

I don't mean to piss in your cheerios, but I don't know of any US nuclear reactor that can produce 4,800 MW.

[TEX-INSP]

THE FACTS

NEW EXELON
20 Nuclear Reactors
Total Generation Capacity 34,401 MW
Assests 72.2 Billion
Revenue 32.9 Billion

NEW DUKE
12 Nuclear Reactors
Total Generation Capacity 57,200 MW
Assests 90.6 Billion
Revenue 22.7 Billion

DUKE FOR THE WIN!! AS LARGEST , GOOD TRY EXELON

Total generation I listed is not all nuclear. That is the total amount generated by the company whether it be nuke,gas,coal. The MW generation is in no comparision to the amount of nukes they have( I was just making a note of how many each company has after mergers). Exelon has more revenue but over all is not a bigger company nor do they generate more electricity. Exelon will have the largest reactor fleet. But remember only ~20% of the US elec comes from nuke.

[Already Gone]

Since we're ranking, how about NextEra, Entergy, TransCanada, et. al.?  How do they stack up against Duke and the Evil Empire?

[RAD-GHOST]

TEX-INSP,

Sometime the obvious gets overlooked...

Now that Exelon has broken the Zero Barrier, (Mason Dixon Line), the playing field is wide open!

Y'all...U-Guy'z take care.....

RG

[TEX-INSP]

TEX-INSP,

Sometime the obvious gets overlooked...

Now that Exelon has broken the Zero Barrier, (Mason Dixon Line), the playing field is wide open!

Y'all...U-Guy'z take care.....

RG

Ha ha there wont be any U-Guy'z funny talk around this way. Off the top of my head (nuclear wise) I dont think Constellation has any plants below Mason Dixon Line.They do have 1 non nuke plant in Alabama and 2 in Texas. The new Duke will be the big dog of the south east and still the biggest electric utility in the USA.

I see the near future being roughly 3-4 companies owning the whole US electric market. All these merged companies will buy up the smaller companies. Entergy and Southern Company would be the next merger in my book, if things keep going the way they are.

[OldHP]

The new Duke will be the big dog of the south east and still the biggest electric utility in the USA. 

And DE has several non-nuke north of the M/D line and at least 2 nukes in the licensing pipeline (3 if you believe that the old SCG&E will be DE by the first of 2012)!

[TEX-INSP]

Since we're ranking, how about NextEra, Entergy, TransCanada, et. al.?  How do they stack up against Duke and the Evil Empire?

Next Era Energy
Revenue ~15 Billion
Total capacity 43,000MW
8 Reactors
Largest generator of wind and solor in North America

Entergy
Revenue ~11.5 Billion
Total Capacity 30,00MW
11 Reactors

Southern Company
Revenue 15.7 Billion
Total capacity 42,000MW
6 Reactors

Dominion
Revenue ~ 15Billion
Total capacity 27,600 MW
6 Reactors
Largest natural gas storager in USA

[TEX-INSP]

And DE has several non-nuke north of the M/D line and at least 2 nukes in the licensing pipeline (3 if you believe that the old SCG&E will be DE by the first of 2012)!

Also after Progress Energy combines with DE, you have Levy county nuclear project and expansion at Harris in the licensing pipeline. I beileve the new Duke has an edge on Exelon.

[RTRT]

Hmmm. Maybe Exelon will buy into South Texas Units 3 & 4...

[RAD-GHOST]

TEX,

Those Bastards!  They moved the Mason Dixon line.....Again!  Where to this time, I-10, I-20, I-40.....

RG...

[HydroDave63]

TEX,

Those Bastards!  They moved the Mason Dixon line.....Again!  Where to this time, I-10, I-20, I-40.....

RG...

I'm pretty sure I-40 is the new de facto  US border

[MrHazmat]

I'm pretty sure I-40 is the new de facto  US border

NNNNNNNNNNNNNOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!

[nucwarrant]

A message from Exelon CEO John Rowe to Constellation employees:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AyenRCJ_4Ww

[TEX-INSP]

A message from Exelon CEO John Rowe to Constellation employees:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AyenRCJ_4Ww

[DJ@Retired]

A message from Exelon CEO John Rowe to Constellation employees:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AyenRCJ_4Ww

You really hit the nail on the head with that one.

[RAD-GHOST]

I'm pretty sure I-40 is the new de facto  US border

I agree....

I have it from a reliable source that all those "so-called sound barriers" along the highways are actually our new boarder wall.....

RG

[MacGyver]

A message from Exelon CEO John Rowe to Constellation employees:

Fixed it for you.