Montgomery Community Media

It’s been almost a year since Exelon and Pepco Holdings Inc. announced a proposal to merge. In this MyMCMedia Extra video, Melissa Sherrod, vice president of corporate affairs for Exelon Corp., shares five things she wants you to know about the Exelon company. Take a look: The Maryland Public Service Commission has scheduled more hearing […]

The Montgomery County Council passed a resolution this week about the proposed Exelon-Pepco merger that urges the Maryland Public Service Commission to mitigate what leaders call serious risks to the public interest by insisting on commitments by Exelon to hold down costs to ratepayers and to strive for national leadership in clean, renewable, distributed energy […]

The Montgomery County Council unanimously passed a resolution on March 31 that urges the Maryland Public Service Commission to mitigate what officials called serious risks to the public interest by insisting, at a minimum, on commitments by Exelon to hold down costs to ratepayers and to strive for national leadership in clean, renewable, distributed energy […]

If your fridge is on the fritz or furnace putting up a fight, this is the weekend to replace it. Consumers will get a break from the state’s six percent sales tax on qualifying Energy Star products from February 14-16. During Shop Maryland Energy weekend, the following Energy Star products are tax free: Air conditioners Washers […]

On this MyMCMedia extra, Chung-Jen Chang, a Tai Chi instructor at the Riderwood Senior Living Community, explains the health benefits of practicing Tai Chi.  

Pepco asks all of its customers to conserve energy on Wednesday as an increased demand for electricity throughout the mid-Atlantic region is anticipated. The power supply in the region is expected to be sufficient to meet anticipated high demand. For Pepco Maryland customers, the Maryland Public Service Commission has approved Peak Energy Savings Credit. It […]

The City of Takoma Park was notified this month that it is advancing to the quarterfinalist round of the Georgetown University Energy Prize (GUEP), a $5-million incentive competition to reduce America’s energy consumption. According to a news release issued by Georgetown University, Takoma Park has created a challenging and promising Sustainable Energy Action Plan that […]

On Earth Day, Pepco opened its WaterShed Sustainability Center— an award-winning, energy efficient house that includes interactive displays to educate visitors with energy saving ideas for their own homes. MyMCMedia’s Sonya Burke reports: You can tour the Watershed House from 10 a.m. – 3 p.m., Monday – Friday at 201 West Gude Drive in Rockville. […]

The Montgomery County Council’s Education Committee and its Planning, Housing and Economic Development (PHED) Committee will meet jointly at 2 p.m. on March 24, for a worksession on the County’s Office of Legislative Oversight (OLO) report on “Youth and Work in Montgomery County.” The report examines the availability of educational and employment services for at-risk, […]

Montgomery County Councilmember Roger Berliner, who chairs the Council’s Transportation, Infrastructure, Energy and Environment Committee, today sent a memo to his fellow Councilmembers to tell them that next week he will introduce a package of 13 environmental/energy measures. Read the memo and measures below: