Baltimore Residents Say BGE's Proposed Transmission Line Project Would Disrupt Historic Communities

Maryland Senate President pushes bill to put BGE under more oversight

Bill Ferguson said the underground transmission plan raises “innumerable questions.”

Support grows to stiffen state oversight of underground power lines

Senate President Bill Ferguson (D-Baltimore City), right, and Baltimore City Council President Zeke Cohen (D) talk about Ferguson's bill that would bring more power line projects before under review by the Maryland Public Service Commission, amid concerns about a line planned to run through historic neighborhoods. (Photo by Christine Condon/Maryland Matters)Senate President Bill Ferguson has added his voice to a proposal that would make undergro…

Lawmakers push back on BGE's Baltimore Peninsula project

State and local lawmakers are pushing back on Baltimore Gas and Electric's proposed Baltimore Peninsula project, which includes underground transmission lines,

Baltimore residents say BGE's proposed transmission line project would disrupt historic communities

Residents in a South Baltimore community are pushing back against Baltimore Gas and Electric Company's (BGE) proposed transmission line project tied to the Baltimore Peninsula, arguing it would disrupt historic neighborhoods.

State leaders, Baltimoreans push against major BGE project

Residents are worried about a new transmission line that would tear up streets in their historic neighborhoods. BGE said the line is needed to modernize aging infrastructure and increase capacity for future development.

Maryland Senate President Bill Ferguson speaking out against BGE project

Some Maryland lawmakers said a planned Baltimore Gas and Electric Peninsula Project in South Baltimore cannot proceed as planned after costs ballooned to hundreds of millions of dollars. Maryland Senate President Bill Ferguson said BGE has created a scenario with the transmission line that is “wholly unacceptable.” “Why are routes going through historic neighborhoods like Otterbein and Ridgely’s Delight? Why were they chosen over commercial corr…