PSEG, the developer behind a Maryland power line project, is asking a federal judge to prevent residents from hunting while crews survey private properties.

The Piedmont Reliability Project seeks to run 70 miles of overhead transmission lines through three Maryland counties — Baltimore, Carroll, and Frederick.

PJM Interconnection, which operates the power grid in several northeastern states, says that without the project, the region could face blackouts and voltage collapse by June 2027.

Last April, PSEG submitted a court filing that would force residents to allow surveyors onto their land. Some residents pushed back and filed a court appeal .

In June, however, a federal judge granted PSEG access to 91 properties to conduct surveys in a preliminary injunction. In July, the co

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