The Harford County Council passed a resolution on Tuesday calling on Baltimore Gas & Electric (BGE) to use all of its efforts to minimize the impact of a highly debated powerline project.

BGE is seeking to connect transmission lines through Anne Arundel, Harford, and Baltimore counties through its Brandon Shores Retirement Mitigation project.

The Brandon Shores Power Plant in Anne Arundel County, which is owned by Talen Energy, is closing down, leaving BGE to plan how to service residents in the area.

BGE spokesperson Nick Alexopolus said in April that the project would connect transmission lines using space where lines already exist to link Anne Arundel, Harford, and Baltimore counties to another power plant in Pennsylvania.

Harford County leaders want BGE to settle any issues wit

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