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BGE Celebrates Our Gas Employees on Natural Gas Utility Workers’ Day

At BGE, the nation’s first pioneering gas utility our gas employees are committed to ensuring safe and reliable service to our customers. We are truly appreciative and extend our gratitude for all that you do.
– Dawn White, Vice President, BGE Gas Distribution

BGE Safety Stars to the Rescue

In December 2022, while working near their job site on Frederick Road, GCM&R crew members rescued an injured person from a car that crashed and caught fire.

BGE Gas Workers

BGE Celebrates Natural Gas Utility Workers’ Day

“BGE honors our natural gas employees who work year-round, in all kinds of conditions, to maintain and modernize our natural gas system while providing the highest level of service to our customers.”

Steve Pedri Lights the Way

“Ever since I was a young kid, I had an interest in it,” Pedri says. “Lighting was fascinating to me.”

BGE has restored more than 183,000 customers after multiple mid-July storms

BGE has restored more than 183,000 customers after multiple storms that hit the central Maryland area in mid-July

Six Utilities, One Goal [Video]

Paul, a linemen from our sister utility, PECO, explains how the Exelon family of utilities work together to restore power to customers.

March is Natural Gas Utility Workers’ Month at BGE

“At BGE, we hold a special place in history as the nation’s first gas utility and our natural gas workers are committed to providing safe and reliable service for our customers.” – Dawn White, vice president of Gas Distribution

BGE demand response team

Energy Savings Day: Behind the Scenes

You may have received an alert for an Energy Savings Day and knew it meant the chance to earn a bill credit. Here is a look at the extensive work BGE teams perform when activating a Demand Response event.
 

BGE Safety Grants Help Rural Volunteer Fire Department Protect its Community

When the Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services Standards (MIEMSS) in 2019 required EMS vehicles to carry pediatric (or small adult) safety straps for stretchers, […]

BGE Celebrates Natural Gas Utility Workers’ Day

“We are truly appreciative and thankful for our gas workers’ efforts as they work year-round, especially during these challenging times, to maintain and modernize our natural gas system.”

BGE Severn River Bridge gas main project

Severn River Bridge gas main project is “something incredible being built”

BGE and contractor crews navigate unique complexities of proactive natural gas infrastructure work more than 70 feet off the ground

“We Need to Start Hugging and Stop Shooting.”

BGE’s Val Jenkins’ Hug Don’t Shoot non-profit is now dealing hugs across the country.

BGE drone pilots

Using drones to keep boaters, wildlife, and employees safe [Video]

Flying drones is a safer, more efficient way to install devices that help boaters and wildlife identify and avoid electric distribution lines.

Covid-19 testing site at Pimlico Race Course

BGE supplies power to drive-thru COVID-19 testing sites in Baltimore City

BGE crews and contractors installed new equipment in a parking lot at Pimlico Race Course to power lighting and refrigeration for Baltimore City’s first drive-thru […]

BGE Electric Reliability

BGE Customers’ Electric Reliability Continues to Improve

Any power outage – no matter how long it lasts – is at best an inconvenience. Here are five ways BGE has reduced average outage lengths by nearly one hour since 2009.

BGE Crews Headed to Illinois to Help Restore Power

Severe winter weather – snow, ice, and high winds – is expected to hit northern Illinois. BGE lineworkers will support peers from ComEd as outages are anticipated across the region.

BGE EDRU crew in M&T Bank Stadium

Purple Thursday: A look into in the electric room of M&T Bank Stadium

The Ravens home playoff matchup this weekend is a significant event for the team and its fans—and BGE. Here’s what we do before kickoff to ensure service reliability on gameday.

BGE Linemen in Scuba

Frontline: How BGE’s linemen repair electric cables underwater.

One skiff, barge and diver later, BGE underground lines crew safely makes repairs to damaged cable on a frigid fall day.