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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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 ...

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Washington Gas asks that we order the Commission to instruct BGE to return over-collected funds to suppliers. It asks whether the Commission exceeded its statutory authority, employed unlawful procedure, or acted arbitrarily or capriciously when setting certain discount rates to zero for Years 2 and 3 of the Purchase of Receivables program.

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Baltimore Gas and Electric Co. has announced the launch of its third annual Wires Down Video Challenge to raise awareness about the importance of electrical safety among elementary school-aged children. From Sept. 8 until Nov. 14, elementary students in public ...

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