Montgomery Community Media

It’s been six years since a violent storm that raged across the Mid-Atlantic coast that killed dozens of people, caused millions of dollars in property damage, and left more than 480,000 residents in Montgomery County without power for nine days. The time it took for Pepco to restore power to residents created tension among Marylanders, […]

Grid Resiliency Task Force Report considers the impact of potential infrastructure investments. Governor Martin O’Malley today released findings and recommendations to improve the resiliency of Maryland’s electric distribution system. The report, “Weathering the Storm: Report of the Grid Resiliency Taskforce,” contains 11 recommendations, including a four-step implementation plan that would accelerate investment designed to strengthen […]

Montgomery County Council President Roger Berliner met with the media at 10 a.m. on Sept. 24 for his weekly press conference. He discussed the recent meeting with the county, WSSC and Pepco about the derecho storm that came close to leaving the County without water.

Montgomery County filed  comments with the Public Service Commission regarding Pepco’s performance following the derecho storm of June 29th.  Council President Roger Berliner explains the county’s concerns in this report. Visit our PEG partner County Cable Montgomery to view more of its local programming.

The Public Service Commission heard from the public at a hearing on Aug. 7 at the Council Office Building. Here’s a portion of one resident’s testimony. View the entire Public Service Commission Hearing by clicking on “MD PSC Response to Storm Debrief”.

Dozens of residents testified at the Public Service Commission’s Aug. 7 hearing in Rockville including this resident who referred to himself as “powerless in Potomac.” Take a listen. View the entire Public Service Commission Hearing by clicking on “MD PSC Response to Storm Debrief”.

The Public Service Commission heard from the public at a hearing on Aug. 7 at the Council Office Building. View the entire Public Service Commission Hearing by clicking on “MD PSC Response to Storm Debrief”.

On July 30, Pepco filed its storm outage report with the Maryland Public Service Commission. The report outlines the company’s response before and after the June 29 derecho. The report includes data and photos documenting the damage sustained and the company’s restoration efforts . According to the report: “Pepco restored power as quickly as possible, […]

The Montgomery County Council held a debriefing with the Public Service Commission and Pepco on July 19. Susan Kenedy reports.

From Montgomery County Department of Transportation The Montgomery County Department of Transportation Division of Highway Services (DHS) County has completed the special, one-time only, storm tree debris collection from County-maintained roads.  Crews drove the County’s 217 snow plow routes and collected debris within the County right-of-way resulting from the destructive derecho storm that occurred on […]