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Annapolis committee presses BGE after two Robinwood outages; utility to prioritize cable replacement and provide bill breakdowns
Summary
On March 17 the Annapolis Housing & Human Welfare Committee questioned BGE about two outages in the Robinwood neighborhood that occurred Jan. 24 and Feb. 28, and pressed the utility for clearer explanations of recent rate increases and how residents can access assistance.
Annapolis — Members of the Annapolis Housing & Human Welfare Committee pressed Baltimore Gas and Electric (BGE) officials on March 17 about two winter outages in the Robinwood neighborhood and the effect of recent rate increases on vulnerable customers.
The committee heard from Marshae Taylor, external affairs for BGE, who said the utility’s reliability team investigated two outages — on Jan. 24 and Feb. 28 — and “we did find out that the issue was on BGE’s end.” Taylor said engineers identified secondary cable faults and that BGE has prioritized installing a new cable to prevent repeat outages.
The committee’s chair, Alderman Gaye, said the Jan. 24 outage occurred on one of the coldest nights of the winter and emphasized the human consequences of losing heat during extreme weather. Director Simmons of the Office of Emergency Management was acknowledged for coordinating responses on the nights of the outages.
Why this matters: committee members linked the outages to broader concerns about aging energy infrastructure,…
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