EX-24 5 0005.txt POWER OF ATTORNEY Exhibit 24 Page 1 of 2 CONSTELLATION ENERGY GROUP, INC. POWER OF ATTORNEY KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned directors and officers of Constellation Energy Group, Inc. hereby constitute and appoint C. H. Poindexter, and David A. Brune, and each of them their true and lawful attorneys and agents to do any and all acts and things and to execute, in their names any and all instruments which said attorneys and agents, or any of them, may deem necessary or advisable to enable said corporation to comply with the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and any rules, regulations and requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof in connection with the registration under said Act of 2,000,000 shares of Constellation Energy Group, Inc. Common Stock (without par value) to be offered pursuant to the Constellation Energy Group, Inc. Management Long-Term Incentive Plan, all as authorized by Resolutions adopted by the Board of Directors of Constellation Energy Group, Inc. at a meeting held on September 22, 2000, including specifically, but without limiting the generality of the foregoing, power and authority to sign the names of the undersigned directors and officers in the capacities indicated below, to any registration statements to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect of said Common Stock, to any and all amendments to any registration statement in respect to said Common Stock and to any instruments or documents filed as part of or in connection with said registration statements or amendments to such documents; and each of the undersigned hereby ratifies and confirms all that said attorneys and agents, or any of them, shall do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the undersigned has subscribed, or caused to be subscribed, these presents this 22nd day of September, 2000. Signature Principal Executive Officer and Director /s/ C. H. Poindexter ---------------------------------- C. H. Poindexter Chairman of the Board and Director Principal Financial and Accounting Officer /s/ David A. Brune --------------------------------- David A. Brune Vice President Exhibit 24 Page 2 of 2 Power of Attorney in connection with the registration of 2,000,000 shares of Constellation Energy Group, Inc. Common Stock (without par value) to be offered pursuant to the Constellation Energy Group, Inc. Management Long-Term Incentive Plan. Directors /s/ H. Furlong Baldwin /s/ Jerome W. Geckle /s/ Douglas L. Becker /s/ Nancy Lampton /s/ James T. Brady /s/ Charles R. Larson /s/ Beverly B. Byron /s/ Roger W. Gale /s/ J. Owen Cole /s/ George L. Russell, Jr., Esq. /s/ Dan A. Colussy /s/ Mayo A. Shattuck, III /s/ Edward A. Crooke /s/ Michael D. Sullivan /s/ James R. Curtis, Esq. Dated: September 22, 2000