Good Chemistry: Energizing Small Business Grant Recipient Covalent Spirits
He was from a small town; She was a big-city girl with a dream. Sounds like the plot of a Hallmark Movie. This real-life version begins in 2015, when Washington, D.C. consultant...
Stronger Poles, Stronger Service: BGE Overhead Transmission Team Reinforces Rural Grid
In the Sykesville area, BGE crews are taking on a challenging project—replacing aging wooden transmission poles with modern fiberglass poles along one of our 110...
Where Fun and Learning Go Hand-in-Hand: Energizing Small Business Grant Recipient Play & Thrive Speech Therapy
Do you hear what I hear? At Play & Thrive Speech Therapy, it’s the joyful sounds of discovery, understanding, and laughter. The Anne Arundel County-based business reaches and teaches kids where they are with a neurodiverse-affirming, strength-based,...
Derrick Dickens: The Steady Light — With a Purpose That Extends Beyond the Grid
On the kind of gray Baltimore morning that promises rain, Derrick Dickens walked into work with the same quiet resolve he’s carried for more than two decades. As...
Renewing History: How BGE is Modernizing Baltimore’s Gas Infrastructure
On Gough Street in East Baltimore, history runs beneath the pavement. A 30-inch cast iron gas main installed in 1877 has been delivering safe and...
A Literary Hub That’s Meant to Be: Energizing Small Business Grantee Wyrd Bookstore
After the pandemic, Ann Murphy, the owner of Wyrd Bookstore, felt even her most bookish neighbors had enjoyed more their fill of alone time. That’s when things got “Wyrd” (pronounced WEE-urd) in Edgewater, Maryland, an Old English concept that individuals have the...
Bringing Solar Power Home: BGE and the Exelon Foundation Partner with Civic Works to Expand Clean Energy in Baltimore Homes
At BGE, we believe that building a stronger Baltimore starts with working together. That’s why we’re proud to join forces with the Exelon Foundation and Civic Works to make clean and affordable energy...
Taking Pipeline Inspections to New Heights Using Drone Technology
At the Liberty Reservoir Bridge, Baltimore County and Carroll County meet, and throughout Maryland BGE is taking innovation to new heights. Using drone technology, we’re...
Bright Spots: Brian Murphy – Turning Rock Bottom into a Beacon of Hope
Every community has its bright spots—people whose resilience and compassion light the way for others. For Brian Murphy, Community Engagement Manager at Helping Up Mission in Baltimore...
From Towers to Monopoles: An Important Transmission Upgrade
Over 100 years ago, starting in 1908, transmission towers were built to power communities. Over time, they began to show their age. With splice failures and broken conductors, they threatened...
The Beauty of Our Backyard: Energizing Business Grant Recipient Vibe & Wave Charters
Kashad McPherson, “Captain Kay,” owner of Vibe & Wave Charters, was born and raised in Baltimore City just 20 minutes from the Inner Harbor. But he rarely, if ever, spent time there. ...
Reducing Outages: BGE’s First In-House Hendrix Aerial Cable Project
On Old York Road in Baltimore County, BGE had crews stationed to install Hendrix Aerial Cables as part of a major reliability upgrade. This project...