Washington is paying an extra five dollars for every megawatt-hour of electricity because of clogged power lines. “Power prices could be cheaper than they actually are” in Washington and Baltimore, Diana Chiyangwa, a Boston-based analyst for Genscape Inc., said by ...

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Maryland Emergency Management Agency officials say their biggest concern is the possibility of power outages caused by the winter storm moving into the region. Agency spokesman Ed McDonough says no major incidents were reported as of Wednesday morning. There were ...

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Electric utilities will be ordered to improve their distribution systems to make them more reliable after last summer’s derecho storm when nearly 1 million customers lost power, but the Maryland Public Service Commission said Wednesday that it would not impose ...

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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 in their efforts to keep the lights on. However, conservation ...

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ANNAPOLIS — Gov. Martin O’Malley’s administration has released a report on how to improve Maryland’s electricity distribution system. A task force report released Wednesday contains 11 recommendations to help the state’s electricity system hold up better against storms. It includes ...

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WASHINGTON — Pepco would be required to bury more power lines in the District of Columbia under legislation proposed by members of the D.C. Council. Advocates say putting the lines underground would remove them from the path of severe weather ...

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Maryland emergency management officials are urging state residents to be careful when traveling because of heavy rains that have prompted rescues and evacuations in the Baltimore area. The Maryland Emergency Management Agency says motorists should check news, weather and traffic ...

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Baltimore Gas and Electric says it is preparing for more outages from storms that could bring 50 mph gusts. The utility says it has restored power Wednesday to more than 14,000 customers who lost service during overnight storms, and about ...

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Strong winds are whipping the Baltimore-Washington region, knocking down trees and power lines and causing trouble for area commuters. Area utilities are reporting about 140,000 customers without power Friday afternoon as wind gusts as high as 56 miles per hour ...

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Baltimore Gas & Electric says it’s will be a slow process getting power restored to tens of thousands of central Maryland customers. Spokesman Rob Gould says the vast majority of customers still in the dark should have their power restored ...

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