Montgomery Community Media

At one point this morning, over 3,000 Pepco customers were without power in Montgomery County following the heavy rains overnight. Pepco Spokesperson Bob Hainey said crews were working to quickly restore the power but he did not have specific information about what caused the outages or when the electricity would be restored. Hainey also confirmed […]

Pepco provides service to more than 300,000 customers in Montgomery County. The company has been the target of criticism in recent years due to its service and rate increases. News of the sale of Pepco has county officials hopeful change may be on the horizon. Susan Kenedy reports. Visit our PEG partner County Cable Montgomery […]

The two candidates running for the District 1 County Council seat, incumbent Roger Berliner and challenger Duchy Trachtenberg, participated in their first debate of the primary election season on April 30 in Chevy Chase.  In this MyMCMedia clip, Berliner addresses campaign contributions from Pepco. The primary election is set for June 24. Related:

The two candidates running for the District 1 County Council seat, incumbent Roger Berliner and challenger Duchy Trachtenberg, participated in their first debate of the primary election season on April 30 in Chevy Chase. MyMCMedia’s Sonya Burke reports. The primary election is set for June 24. You can watch the entire debate on Montgomery Municipal […]

Pepco Holdings, the utility company that provides power to hundreds of thousands of Sixth District residents, has agreed to be purchased by Exelon. Congressman John K. Delaney (MD-6) releases the following statement: “While we look forward to reviewing the details as to how the merger will benefit our constituents, we believe that the scale created […]

Montgomery County Councilmember Roger Berliner, chair of the Council’s Transportation, Infrastructure, Energy and Environment Committee, made the following statement today regarding the sale of Pepco: “One the largest utilities in the country, Exelon, has agreed to buy Pepco for $5.4 billion in cash. That sale is subject to approval by a number of regulatory agencies, […]

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 Pepco Watershed Sustainability Center opens to the public on Earth Day. The center includes the energy-efficient house designed and built by students and faculty from the University of Maryland that won first place in the 2011 U.S. Department of Energy’s Solar Decathlon on the National Mall. PHI (Pepco Holdings, Inc.) acquired the house in […]

Pepco is providing 2,000 free trees to customers in Maryland and the District of Columbia through the Energy-Saving Trees program. Launched as a pilot initiative in 2011, the Energy-Saving Trees program helps customers conserve energy and reduces household electricity bills through strategic tree planting. Pepco customers can reserve their free trees today at www.arborday.org/pepco or […]

Pepco officials are closely monitoring an approaching winter storm and preparing for the worst of the forecast, according to a news release posted today. The National Weather Service (NWS) has issued a winter storm warning for the region that indicates residents may see freezing rain and heavy wet snow.  According to the NWS, the Washington […]