BALTIMORE, MD—On Wednesday, BGE announced that it has been directed by PJM Interconnection, the regional grid operator, to activate a PeakRewards Emergency Cycling Event. BGE activates its PeakRewards program when the demand for electricity is close to surpassing the supply and there is an immediate need to reduce demand to prevent potential brownouts and blackouts area-wide. During a PeakRewards emergency […]
NOTTINGHAM, MD – It’s official. Monday’s high temperatures have officially set a new record. At just after 3:30 p.m., the National Weather Service announced: “As of 3pm today, Baltimore Washington Int. Airport (BWI) and Dulles Int. Airport (IAD) broke or tied their record for high temp. BWI’s 99 degree high today broke its previous record of 97 set in 1914 […]
NOTTINGHAM, MD – The heat is on for the rest of this week. Temperatures are expected to reach 90 degrees and higher over the next several days in the Nottingham area. Baltimore County has several “cooling centers” with access to water and bathrooms that offer relief from the heat. Nineteen convenient branches of the Baltimore County Public Library are open […]
NOTTINGHAM, MD – The National Weather Service has issued an Excessive Heat Warning for the Nottingham area. The warning will be in effect from 11 a.m. until 9 p.m. on Sunday. Heat index values on Sunday will reach 110 to 115 degrees due to temperatures in the upper 90s and dewpoints in the mid-70s. Dangerously high temperatures and humidity could […]
NOTTINGHAM, MD – The National Weather Service has issued an Excessive Heat Warning for the Nottingham are for Saturday, July 20th. The warning will be in effect from 11 a.m. until 9 p.m. On Saturday, heat index values will likely climb to 114 degrees due to temperatures around 101 and dewpoints in the mid-70s. Dangerously high temperatures and humidity could […]
NOTTINGHAM, MD – Temperatures are expected to reach 90 degrees and higher over the next several days and Baltimore County has several “cooling centers” with access to water and bathrooms that are available to offer relief from the heat. Nineteen convenient branches of the Baltimore County Public Library are open Monday through Thursday from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., Friday […]
UPDATE: The Heat Advisory has now been upgraded to an Excessive Heat Warning. Original story below… —— NOTTINGHAM, MD – The National Weather Service has issued a Heat Advisory as well as an Air Quality Alert for the Nottingham area on Friday. Heat index values on Friday will be around 105 to 109 degrees. On Saturday and Sunday, heat index […]
BALTIMORE, MD – BGE crews working around the clock have restored service to the majority of customers who lost power during a late-afternoon thunderstorm on Wednesday, July 17, that downed trees and branches and damaged overhead electric wires throughout central Maryland. A real-time outage map with current outage data is available at outagemap.bge.com. Customers who remain without power are likely […]