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News
Power Officials Prepare for 'Frankenstorm' Hurricane Sandy
As Hurricane Sandy lashed Cuba Thursday, weather forecasters predicted its effects could hit the DC/Baltimore metro region by Sunday. Power companies said they were gearing up for possibl...
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Government
Council Asks for Expanded Investigation into BGE Service
The scope of a state investigation into BGE may soon get bigger. The Howard County Council Monday night passed a resolution to submit a petition adding more than a dozen neighborhood...
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Government
BGE Reliability 'We Thought it was Just Us'
While many of the people testifying about BGE’s reliability in Howard County were familiar faces at Tuesday’s public hearing, some new perspectives came to the forefront, too; particularl...
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News
NWS: Storms and More On the Way
Strong showers and thunderstorms are on the way, according to the National Weather Service (NWS), and they may bring with them additional severe weather. In its hazardous weather sta...
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Government
Testify About BGE's Reliability Tuesday
Howard County residents who believe that they are receiving unreliable service from BGE can testify Tuesday at the County Council's public hearing. On the schedule for the hearing is...
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Government
BGE CEO Suggests 'Selectively' Burying Power Lines
The chief executive officer of BGE told the state’s utilities regulator on Thursday that the only way to shorten the length of major power outages would be to have a “very different deliv...
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News
Watson Wants Second Investigation into BGE
Howard County Councilmember Courtney Watson will introduce legislation next week asking the state to investigate BGE’s reliability in Ellicott City. Her request comes on the ...
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Blog Post
Don't Let BGE Hide Behind Derecho: Its Reliability is Bad Even without Considering Major Storms
Recently, Jeannette Mills, BGE's Chief Customer Officer, penned an op-ed to the Patch regarding BGE's reliability. Mills mentioned that "during severe thunderstorms, the vast majority of...
