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BGE: Outage stemmed from infrastructure issue, not electric supply

BGE said equipment failure at one of the state's largest power plants led to the warning of "widespread power outages." ...

BGE customers avoid mass blackout after power plant grid connection issue

Nearly 1.3 million BGE customers were preparing for a potential blackout after the company sent out a message asking people ...

BGE blackouts put spotlight on Maryland’s fragile power grid as summer demand rises

Maryland’s power grid faced another stress test Monday as BGE warned of rolling blackouts that hit thousands of state ...
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BGE repairs impacted substation, no more risk for outages as long as repair holds, official says

The impacted substation has been repaired, according to Senate President Bill Ferguson, D-District 46. Ferguson said ...
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Maryland power plant outage resolved quickly, but energy demand concerns persist

BGE and PJM quickly restored service after Brandon Shores power plant shutdown, but Johns Hopkins expert says similar ...
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Substation failure trips Talen Energy units, triggers limited outages in central Maryland

Brandon Shores Unit 2 and both Wagner units can return to service once startup is complete; Brandon Shores Unit 1 is offline ...
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BGE Warns Maryland Residents To Conserve Power As Outage Risk Looms (DEVELOPING)

Some Maryland residents are being asked to conserve electricity as Baltimore Gas and Electric warns of possible outages on ...

BGE: Conservation notice was due to infrastructure problem

Marylanders can breathe a sigh of relief after BGE said residents no longer need to conserve electricity. BGE said equipment ...