Financial crisis strikes Baltimore energy giant

The financial earthquake rocking Wall Street sent shockwaves through Maryland Wednesday, bringing Baltimore’s Constellation Energy Group to its knees.

Constellation, the parent of Baltimore Gas & Electric Co., said it’s in discussions with possible “strategic partners” as its shares plummeted on fears of the company’s liquidity and credit relationship with Lehman Brothers. Lehman, the nation’s fourth-largest investment bank, filed for bankruptcy on Monday.