#Maryland

US Wind’s 1,710 MW offshore wind project off Maryland receives key environmental approvals, moving closer to construction and regional grid connection.

The 2 GW Maryland Offshore Wind Project has been approved by the Biden-Harris administration.

The cost to upgrade the Fruitland substation was $3 M, while the Beaglin substation represents a $14.5 M investment in the local energy grid.

Storms passing through Maryland brought numerous reports of damage, from trees and power lines knocked down to a transformer fire started by a lightning strike.

USA, Maryland: Potomac Edison is upgrading equipment at a substation near Mt. Airy to help enhance service reliability for about 3,400 customers and meet increased electrical demand in the high-growth, eastern edge of its Maryland service area.

USA, Maryland: A fire broke out at a power plant in Maryland, just over the Pennsylvania border.

USA, Maryland: FirstEnergy is continuing work this summer and throughout the remainder of 2016 on distribution and transmission infrastructure projects totalling approximately $128 million in Potomac Edison’s service area in western Maryland and the Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia.

USA, Maryland: Baltimore Gas and Electric Company (BGE) will invest $4 billion during the next five years in the power system upgrades and expansions in order to ensure fewer power outages and faster restoration of power when outages occur.

USA, Maryland: A slow moving convoy carrying a transformer through two states experienced delays in Harrisville, Maryland, on Tuesday morning.

USA, Maryland: Maryland electric utilities Ocean Pines and Choptank Electric Cooperative installed a third transformer in the community this year to serve growth in Ocean Pines.

USA, Maryland: Last week three transformers caught fire in downtown Hagerstown, Maryland, causing widespread power outages in the city.

USA, Pennsylvania: Pittsburgh-based power management company Eaton will supply critical power distribution equipment and engineering services for the MGM National Harbor, a 93,000-square metre destination resort on the Potomac River in Prince George’s County, Maryland, the company announced in the press release.

USA, Maryland: FirstEnergy Corp. is expanding a transmission substation in Frederick, Maryland, to accommodate new voltage-regulating equipment designed to help reinforce the electric system, support load growth and enhance service reliability in Potomac Edison’s service area.