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BGE tells Bowie council it has capacity for planned growth and outlines storm-response protocols
Summary
Baltimore Gas & Electric officials briefed Bowie council on emergency preparedness and distribution planning, saying current infrastructure can meet projected local load growth and describing how the utility manages storm response and estimated restoration times (ETRs).
Representatives from Baltimore Gas & Electric told the Bowie City Council on Monday that the utility has the capacity to serve current and forecasted demand in the Bowie area and outlined its protocols for storm response and restoring outages.
"The answer is a resounding yes. We can handle the current and forecasted demand of the city of Bowie," said Brandon Jackson, BGE’s manager for the National Capital region, as he introduced capacity and emergency-preparedness staff. Emergency-preparedness specialist Thomas Rosera described BGE’s incident command approach, mutual-assistance agreements and the company’s emphasis on minimizing the number of customers…
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