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BGE’s STRIDE plan is modernizing the gas system serving our more than 650,000 natural gas customers in nine Maryland counties and Baltimore City. We are replacing cast iron pipes and other outmoded, leak-prone materials with durable new materials. BGE has been replacing gas equipment for a number of years, but with pas*age of Maryland’s STRIDE law in 2013, we were able to greatly accelerate our efforts. The first five years of our STRIDE plan have been a success, and now we are seeking to further increase the pace, By doing more work sooner and recovering investments as the work is performed, STRIDE works efficiently to get the job done for customers. As a major infrastructure investment, this is also an engine driving economic development in the region. Through STRIDE, we are delivering safer, more reliable gas service to customers by replacing approximately 1,300 miles of cast iron gas To date, BGE has replaced more than 100 miles of gas mainsand more than 25,000 service pipes that connect BGE customers to the gas Since 2014, BGE has nearly 200 STRIDE projects completed, underway or in the planning stages. This year alone (2017) BGE has 75 separate projects that range from upgrading the gas systems in entire neighborhoods to replacing gas mains along individual streets. Gas utilities across Maryland are making similar progress under STRIDE. In the past three years alone, pipe replacements have led to a reduction of more than 1 million pounds of methane gas—a major Once all improvements to BGE’s natural gas system are made, it is estimated that the GHG emissions will have been reduced by 210,000 metric tons per year compared to 2013. This is the equivalent of taking 44,000 cars off the road. So far, STRIDE projects have created approximately 850 full-time jobs statewide, 600 of which are for BGE projects. BGE has invested more than $260 million since 2014 helping Maryland’s economy grow. BGE expects to invest more than $130 million in the modernization of the