Montgomery Community Media

Although the moratorium stopping electric, gas and water utilities from shutting off their services ended Nov. 15, utilities that serve county are offering help to those struggling financially during the pandemic. Utility companies were permitted under a ruling by the Maryland Public Service Commission to send notices as of Oct. 1 to let users know […]

El 10 de agosto, hace cuatro años, siete personas murieron, decenas resultaron heridas y cientos fueron desplazadas luego de una explosión de gas e incendio en los apartamentos de Flower Branch, en Silver Spring. “Este día siempre es difícil, porque recuerdo haber escuchado la explosión”, dijo el Concejal Tom Hucker, quien recordó vívidamente haber corrido […]

Four years ago today, seven people were killed, dozens injured and hundreds displaced following a gas explosion and fire at the Flower Branch Apartments in Silver Spring. “This day is always difficult, because I remember hearing the explosion,” said Councilmember Tom Hucker. He vividly recalled rushing to the apartment complex on Aug. 10, 2016 and […]

Washington Gas Light Company, which serves 489,000 customers in Montgomery, Prince George, Calvert, Charles, Frederick and St. Mary’s counties requested public comment hearings in light of their plans to increase gas service rates. According to the company’s proposal, a typical residential heating customer’s gas bill would increase by approximately 5.5% if the application passes. In […]

Montgomery County Council is not in favor of a proposed merger between WGL Holdings, Inc. and the Canadian-based AltaGas Ltd. A majority of the council voted to reject the merger in a resolution sponsored by Councilmember Marc Elrich at its council meeting on Tuesday. Despite the council’s disapproval, Maryland’s Public Service Commission has the final […]

The Maryland Public Service Commission will hold a public hearing  on Sept. 28 for a proposed merger of WGL Holdings, Inc., and AtlaGas, Ltd. WGL Holding, the parent company of Washington Gas, has more than 400,000 customers in Maryland and employs 1,500 people. If the commission agrees on the $4.5 billion transaction, Washington Gas will […]

UPDATED If you are a Pepco customer, your electricity bill may be going up. That’s because the Maryland Public Service Commission has approved a Pepco rate increase request that’s effective as of Nov. 15. According to the PSC, the average Pepco customer will see a rate increase of about $6.96 a month. In its order, […]

Lorna Virgili hosts the latest episode of County Report This Week. This week’s show includes reports on the new Library Career Online High School Program, the upcoming Hispanic Gala, a gold medalist Olympian’s visit to Cashell Elementary School, and Montgomery College’s Tom Bichy soccer tournament. The show begins with a report about a ceremony of […]

The Maryland Public Service Commission (PSC) held a public hearing on Sept. 6 in Rockville to hear from residents and business leaders about a Pepco request to raise rates. MyMCMedia’s Sonya Burke reports. According to the PSC, the rate hike would increase the typical Pepco residential customer’s bill by about $13 a month. Montgomery County […]

Hot weather returns this week with temperatures in the 90s. Here are five more things to know today, Sept. 6, in Montgomery County: 1. The Maryland Public Service Commission will hold a public hearing in Rockville tonight, regarding a requested Pepco rate increase. 2. The Montgomery County Board of Education will hold a closed session today […]