Montgomery Community Media

A downed tree brought down some wires near 10631 MacArthur Boulevard last night. Pepco Spokesperson Sean Kelly said the power outage was reported to Pepco around 10 p.m. on September 1. He said 496 customers were without power during the outage. Power was restored around 7:15 a.m. today, according to Kelly. Commuters may have encountered […]

In this MyMCMedia Extra, Potomac Crest resident Mark Siegel laments the loss of five trees and his privacy in his backyard. Siegel’s home backs up to a Pepco easement and high voltage transmission line. He said the removal of the trees this past Monday has hurt his property value and his view. Take a look: […]

In this MyMCMedia Extra video, Potomac Crest resident Jay Liang explains how he came home from work this week to find Pepco contractors in his yard trying to cut down a tree. He called police and there’s more. Take a look: Liang and several other Potomac Crest neighbors, who back up to a Pepco easement […]

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 […]

Some Potomac residents are asking a judge to stop Pepco from removing trees from their properties in the Potomac Crest neighborhood. According to online court records, a hearing was scheduled today at 9:30 a.m. to discuss an emergency motion for a temporary restraining order. A Pepco spokesperson emailed the following statement in regards to this […]

Montgomery County Councilmember Roger Berliner, chair of the Montgomery County Council’s Transportation, Infrastructure, Energy and Environment Committee, has responded to the Aug. 19 announcement of the filing of Pepco and Exelon’s proposed merger with the Maryland Public Service Commission. “It is a fundamental responsibility of our state regulators to determine whether this proposed merger—which will […]

The National Weather Service issued a severe thunderstorm warning for Montgomery County on the evening of August 3rd as strong storms with heavy rains, lightning and high winds swept through the area. It was a busy night for emergency rescue crews. Fire and Rescue Spokesperson Pete Piringer reported on his Twitter account that a lightning […]

UPDATED A line of strong storms swept through Montgomery County around 6:45 p.m. on July 8 knocking out power to thousands of Montgomery County residents. At 7:15 p.m., there were nearly 18,000 Pepco customers without power in Montgomery County, according to online outage maps. At 7:30 p.m., that number had climbed to over 24,000 customers. […]

Pepco crews worked overnight to restore power to the vast majority of customers who lost power as severe thunderstorms moved through the service area Thursday evening. The storms — which brought high winds, lightning and intense rain — knocked out service to about 45,000 customers in the District of Columbia and Montgomery and Prince George’s […]

Pepco is partnering with local organizations, including the American Red Cross, National Weather Service, AARP, and local emergency management officials to encourage residents to prepare for severe storms this summer before they strike our area. MyMCMedia’s Sonya Burke reports. Related: