Some Baltimore County residents, officials oppose BGE plan for new overhead power lines

Some Baltimore County residents, officials oppose BGE plan for new overhead power lines

Baltimore County elected officials and residents vocally opposed the modification and construction of new overhead power lines intended to compensate for a retiring coal plant Wednesday night in a public comment hearing. Public utility law Judge Jennifer Grace presided over the hearing, which was conducted over two separate locations in White Marsh and Nottingham and drew dozens of attendees. The proposed lines would be in Baltimore County, as w…

Power line fight flares in Baltimore County over Brandon Shores shutdown

It’s the “other” power line controversy in Baltimore County and it’s fueled by plans to take a coal-fired power plant in Anne Arundel County offline.According to BGE, the Brandon Shores power plant in Pasadena is scheduled to go offline in December of 2028.To make up for that lost power, BGE wants to import more electricity from out of state, and says it needs upgraded power lines to do that.Read more (and listen) at WYPR.