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The CEO of Baltimore Gas and Electric Co. is now interim CEO of its corporate parent.
Tagged with: BGE Calvin G. Butler Jr. Exelon Utilities
Read More »Butler named interim CEO of BGE’s parent company
Davis: Accusation that city attorneys cut deal with BGE ‘offensive’
City Solicitor Andre Davis strenuously defended Baltimore attorneys Wednesday against activists’ accusations that they had cut a deal with Baltimore Gas and Electric Co. over the franchise value of a natural gas pipeline through the city’s Leakin Park. Davis objected ...
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Read More »Nonprofit alleges city violated charter in park pipeline arrangement
A community nonprofit is suing Baltimore over the approval process for a natural gas pipeline through Gwynns Falls and Leakin Park that the group says significantly undervalues the land and violates the city’s charter. The Friends of Gwynns Falls/Leakin Park ...
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Read More »BGE finishes pole inspections in 2 counties, Baltimore city
Baltimore Gas and Electric Co. completed an inspection of more than 40,000 wooden utility poles in Baltimore city and in Baltimore and Howard counties.
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Read More »Lights on: Utilities power up cyberattack preparations
In December 2015, the lights went out in Ukraine and some 225,000 residents lost power for several hours. Ukrainian government officials claimed the outages were caused by a cyberattack perpetrated by Russian security services, according to a report on the ...
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Read More »BGE to make Md. electric rights-of-way into homes for pollinators
Baltimore Gas and Electric Co. has plans to make some of its rights-of-way more hospitable to animals that pollinate plants. About 200 acres of BGE’s electric rights-of-way in Maryland state parks now maintained by mowing will become meadow or prairie ecosystems, which ...
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Read More »BGE inks medevac helicopter deal with Baltimore hospital
Baltimore Gas and Electric Company officials say they’ve finalized an agreement with the University of Maryland Medical System to use an electric company facility as an alternative landing site for medevac helicopters. BGE officials say they’ll have a test helicopter ...
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Read More »BGE-hired chopper to undertake Harford County upgrades
BGE will be using a utility helicopter contractor this month to perform work on electric transmission equipment, including stringing and fastening new overhead wires in Harford County. Area residents and motorists may see the helicopter hovering near transmission power lines ...
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Read More »BGE ordered to reduce charge for opting out of smart meters
Maryland’s Public Service Commission has ordered BGE to cut in half its monthly fee to customers who opt out of having smart meters installed in their homes or small businesses. The monthly opt out rate will be reduced to $5.50, ...
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Read More »Program LEADs millennials in Baltimore engagement
Providing a more personal connection to the city through educational leadership programs may be enough to retain young professionals in Baltimore. At least, that’s what Economic Alliance of Baltimore and Business Volunteers Maryland leaders hope their LEAD pilot program will do. “Millennials will be ...
Tagged with: Baltimore BGE Economic Alliance of Greater Baltimore economic development Millennials umbc Under Armour
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