MARYLAND POWER LINE OPPONENTS TAKE FIGHT TO SUPREME COURT

Opponents of the proposed Maryland Piedmont Reliability Project are taking their fight to the U.S. Supreme Court. A group of Maryland landowners has asked the high court to review rulings that allow utility company PSEG Renewable Transmission to enter private property for survey work without owners’ consent. The dispute centers on a planned 67-mile transmission line through Baltimore, Carroll and Frederick counties that supporters say is needed to strengthen the electric grid. Landowners argue the company should not be allowed onto their properties before receiving final state approval and eminent-domain authority for the project.