Baltimore Peninsula Project

Lawmakers are cracking down on costly electric infrastructure projects that do not require state-level approval due to a legal caveat.

Baltimore Gas and Electric Company is pausing a controversial transmission project in South Baltimore. The move follows The Banner’s reporting that the build-out of electric infrastructure to prepare for the redevelopment of Baltimore Peninsula — which is in flux — would cost more than $500 billion.

Bill Ferguson said the underground transmission plan raises “innumerable questions.”