From Del. Glen Glass: Dear Constituents, HB 878 – Public Utilities – Smart Meters – Opt-Out Option Smart Meters are only a benefit to the Utility companies, not the consumers!!!!! This simple bill, I introduced, gives the citizens of Maryland the right to Opt-Out from having a Smart Meter installed on their homes. Smart Meters […]
Del. Glass: On Public Utility Smart Meters – “Evidence Suggests these Meters May be Dangerous to Our Bodies and the Environment”
From Del. Glen Glass: Dear Constituents, One of my bills, which may be the most important I have introduced, is House Bill 878 – “Public Utilities – Smart Meter Opt-Out Option” bill. The utility companies are replacing our meters with Smart Meters. One of several problems I see, is there is evidence that suggests these […]
Sen. Jacobs Meets With Powerless Edgewood/Joppa Businesses: “If [the State] Cared about People, They’d Put People Back to Work by Getting the Companies Electricity”
From the office of Sen. Nancy Jacobs: Businesses in the Edgewood and Joppa area, frustrated with continued power outages, met with Senator Nancy Jacobs on Wednesday at 11:30 am to vent their concerns. They wanted to know if BGE and government officials had any idea of the financial losses they and their employees have suffered […]
Hurricane Irene Recovery Continues in Harford County; 9,500 Without Electricity, “It Will Take Weeks to Recover from the Damage Left Behind”
From Harford County government: Recovery from the aftermath of Hurricane Irene continues in Harford County nearly three days after the storm left the Baltimore Metropolitan Region. The Harford County Department of Public Works, working in cooperation with both BGE and Delmarva Power, continue to clear roads that have been blocked or obstructed by fallen trees […]
Del. McDonough: “Short-Sighted Manpower Reductions have Resulted in Constellation-BGE Not Being Storm Ready”
The following letter was sent by Del. Pat McDonough to the Maryland Public Service Commission. A copy was provided to The Dagger for publication: Mr. Douglas R. M. Nazarian, Chairman MD Public Service Commission 6 St. Paul Street, 16th Floor Baltimore, MD 21202 Dear Commissioner Nazarian, I have received numerous complaints about the lack of […]
BGE Shares Plans for Improving Service Reliability in Forest Hill with Customers Who Experienced Extended Outages During July Heat Wave
From Baltimore Gas and Electric Company: Utility holds open house to detail $9 million ongoing infrastructure improvements Baltimore Gas and Electric Company (BGE) today outlined details of its electric service reliability project for residents of Forest Hill, Md. This project will enhance electric service to approximately 2,000 customers including roughly 300 who experienced extended outages […]
Harford County Council Agenda May 3: Lower Utility Rates Through Cooperative Energy Purchase; Supplemental Appropriations
The Harford County Council will hold a public hearing Tuesday night to discuss a cooperative regional utility bid that could result in below market rate energy prices for the county. The proposed agreement with Energy Answers would be in an amount not to exceed $460,000 in year 1, with 3% increases in years 2 through […]
Del. James: “We Are Taking Up Legislation This Year To Penalize Big Utilities Who Do Not Make Our Constituents Their Priority”
From the office of Del. Mary-Dulany James: Dear Friends: As the third week of the 2011 legislative session comes to an end, while some were kept in the dark during the winter weather, I am hard at work here in Annapolis on a number of things I want to keep you up to date on. […]
