Major Outage Reported In Anne Arundel County; Tens Of Thousands Without Power
A major power outage has been reported in Anne Arundel County.
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A major power outage has been reported in Anne Arundel County.
Potomac Edison says about 3,200 homes and businesses in Garrett County are still without power a week after Superstorm Sandy dumped up to 2 1/2 feet of snow in the far western Maryland mountains.
The Anne Arundel County Health Department is warning residents to stay away from the Little Patuxent River after a power outage caused an overflow of 2 million gallons of wastewater into the river during the superstorm.
The Maryland Transit Administration says service on a portion of the MARC Penn Line has been suspended due to a power outage.
Joppatowne High School is closing at 9:15 a.m. Friday due to a power outage.
Maryland regulators are considering changing a policy that allows utilities to bill customers for lost revenue during the first 24 hours of a power outage.
Officials at Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport say there has been a brief power outage at part of the terminal.
Maryland regulators are reconsidering a policy that allows utilities to bill customers for lost revenue during the first 24 hours of a power outage.
Two Maryland state senators urged state regulators on Thursday to fine Pepco and Baltimore Gas and Electric more than $100 million each for the long power outages residents suffered during and after a powerful summer storm that swept across the state in late June.
The temperature rises and the power is still out for thousands.
More than 75,000 people are spending the Fourth of July without electricity or air conditioning. Widespread power outages continue, five days after a violent storm.
Sixteen Baltimore County public schools remained without power Wednesday afternoon as efforts continue to restore operations at all schools affected by last Friday's storm.
Day three and the lights are still out for tens of thousands. The heat turned deadly as cleanup continues around the region from this monstrous storm.
The storm damage reaches far beyond power outages. Across Baltimore County, the sound of generators and chainsaws echo through neighborhoods.
Anne Arundel County Executive John R. Leopold has lifted restrictions on water use throughout the county, except for Herald Harbor, and has ordered that cooling centers remain open until power is restored to the remaining 40,000 homes and businesses.
A day after seeking refuge at shopping malls and movie theaters, hoping the lights would be back on when they returned, 3 million residents faced a grim reality Sunday: stifling homes, spoiled food and a looming commute filled with knocked-out stoplights.
Anne Arundel County residents who can't get water from their wells because of power outages can fill water bottles at the Broadcreek Water Treatment plant.
It could be a week before power is restored in the Washington region.
BGE is working to restore power to about 418,000 customers in central Maryland after the violent thunderstorm that blew through the area, but the utility says "a large number" of customers should expect to be without power for several days -- and some people will be without power until late next week.
About a million Marylanders were without power shortly before the sun came up, similar to the number that lost power in 2003 when Tropical Storm Isabel hit the state.
A rate hike request may give BGE customers a new appreciation for what they're paying for gas and electricity now.
Baltimore Gas and Electric is advising customers to prepare now for hurricane season.
State regulators make a change that could affect your utility bill during a major power outage. It could also speed up restoration efforts.
Frederick City officials say 3.5 million gallons of raw sewage spilled into Carroll Creek after a wastewater treatment plant lost power for about nine hours.
The University of Maryland is experiencing a power outage on its Baltimore campus.
