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Montgomery County to appeal PSC’s OK of Pepco rate hike
Montgomery County Executive Isiah Leggett on Tuesday said he has directed the county attorney’s office to file an appeal in Montgomery County Circuit Court of the Maryland Public Service Commission’s granting Pepco a $27 million increase in electricity distribution rates.
PSC grants less than half of Pepco rate hike request
The Maryland Public Service Commission on Friday approved an increase in electricity rates by Pepco, but allowed the D.C.-area utility less than half of what it requested.
Graham to become Md. Chamber chairman
Pepco Region President Thomas H. Graham will be named chairman of the Maryland Chamber of Commerce on Wednesday, May 1, 2013, during the chamber’s annual membership meeting and Business Hall of Fame dinner at the Hilton Baltimore BWI Airport hotel.
Maryland regulators begin hearing Pepco rate case
Maryland utility regulators say they have set aside 10 days to hear a rate increase request from Pepco. Testimony before the Maryland Public Service Commission begins Monday and runs through […]
Power still out for 19,000 in Maryland after Sandy
WASHINGTON — Thousands of Maryland residents remain without power after Superstorm Sandy, while electricity has been restored to people in Delaware, the District of Columbia and Virginia. On Friday morning, […]
Power still out for 50,000 in Maryland after Sandy
WASHINGTON — Electricity service has been restored for nearly everyone who lost power in Delaware, the District of Columbia and northern Virginia. But thousands of outages still remain in Maryland. […]
O’Malley calls snowy Garrett Co. ‘my whole state’
OAKLAND — Gov. Martin O’Malley focused resources Thursday on restoring electricity to Garrett County and checking on snowbound residents suffering their fourth day without power after a blizzard spawned by […]
More than 253,000 without power in mid-Atlantic
WASHINGTON — Crews are still working to restore power to hundreds of thousands in Maryland, Delaware, the District of Columbia and northern Virginia after winds from superstorm Sandy downed trees […]
How much is too much for utilities to trim?
As Hurricane Sandy pummels the Atlantic Seaboard, high winds have toppled trees and taken power lines with them. In the wake of previous severe storms, power providers have targeted trees […]
Limited outages so far in early hours of storm
Utility companies in Maryland and the District of Columbia are reporting only sporadic power outages in the hours since steady rain moved into the area. Baltimore Gas and Electric reported […]
State politicians, agencies prepare for Hurricane Sandy
There may be nothing that sends government agencies and elected officials to their email lists with greater haste than an impending natural disaster.
PSC nixes utilities’ billing 24 hours after outage
ANNAPOLIS — Maryland utilities will no longer be able to charge customers for lost sales during the first 24 hours of a major power outage. The Maryland Public Service Commission […]
