A transformer will be passing through Harford County in the near future and this one is no toy. Weighing in at 481,000 pounds and belonging to Exelon Corporation, the first of seven new transformers bound for the company’s Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station in Delta, PA will be hauled on Harford County roads over six […]
State Agency Approves New Nuclear Plant At Calvert Cliffs
State regulators have approved the construction of a third nuclear reactor at the Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant in southern Maryland – even as those regulators prepare to review a business deal that could be crucial to getting the new reactor built at all. The state’s Public Service Commission approved the 1,600 megawatt reactor following […]
Power Outage Closes Deerfield Elementary School In Edgewood
MONDAY, JUNE 8 Due to a power outage in the building, Deerfield Elementary School will be CLOSED today, Monday, June 8th for students and staff. Also, Deerfield Elementary Pre-K, housed at Edgewood Elementary, is cancelled today.
Del. Impallaria: Annapolis Update 10 – Energy – April 14, 2009
The following was received from the office of Del. Rick Impallaria: Senate Bill 844 – Public Service Commission – New Electric Generation Facilities – Rate Regulation and Contracts This bill, which supposedly reregulates utility companies, passed the Senate at the end of March and was given to the House Economic Matters Committee with little time […]
BGE: Blame The Weather, Not Us – State Agency Looks Into Recent Spike In Utility Bills
Baltimore Gas and Electric Co. customers heated up about higher bills this winter can blame unusually cold weather for most the spike, the utility told state officials Thursday. Though energy costs are slightly higher than last year, increased usage brought on by bitter cold temperatures is the biggest reason some ratepayers have seen their bills […]
Del. McDonough: Mayo’s Electric Shock
First, the fairy tale. Constellation Energy is the victim of difficult economic times which resulted in the demise of the company. Fortunately, through the leadership of Mayo Shattuck, the company was saved from total destruction by a white knight named Warren Buffett. That’s the fairy tale.