Transmission lines to run through properties in Northern Maryland

As a second-generation farmer, Brandon Troy knows quite a bit about growing crops and raising cattle, but he had no idea his North Acres Farm and adjoining land he and his wife recently purchased may lie directly in the path of high voltage power lines.

“What they basically want to do is come from over the hill there and come straight across everything, come across the crop land, across the wetlands and up in here to our pastures to basically cross us,” said Troy, “You couldn’t pick a wider swath through our farm.”

With an eye towards the future, a 70-mile transmission line capable of carrying 500,000 volts will run through Baltimore, Carroll and Frederick counties to boost the power grid.

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