After 7 blackouts in 2 months, Maryland residents say heat is forcing them out of their homes

A string of power failures in Maryland is intensifying complaints in Reisterstown, where residents say they are paying higher bills without getting more dependable service in return.

After repeated outages, neighbors are questioning whether utility upgrades have kept pace with increasingly harsh weather, according to CBS Baltimore.

What happened?

About 40,000 Baltimore Gas & Electric customers lost electricity when strong storms and high winds moved across the state Monday.

Residents told the outlet that the latest blackout was their seventh in about as many weeks…

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