Overview
- County commissioners asked the administration to stop PSEG’s roughly 67–70 mile transmission proposal across Baltimore, Carroll and Frederick counties and suggested upgrades to existing corridors and distributed resources as alternatives.
- More than 150 landowners are appealing survey-access rulings to the Fourth Circuit after a judge allowed PSEG to survey 91 properties and declined to assign U.S. Marshals to accompany crews.
- The Maryland Public Service Commission set a timeline requiring updated analyses by March 2, 2026, county hearings in late September 2026, evidentiary hearings in December 2026, and final briefs in February 2027.
- PJM Interconnection says the project is needed to ease grid congestion, warning of potential blackouts and voltage collapse by June 2027 without new transmission capacity.
- Gov. Wes Moore’s office said he has grave concerns and wants a fair, community-focused process, while Carroll leaders criticized him for not taking stronger action.