Montgomery Community Media

Pepco recently filed a request for a rate increase with the Maryland Public Service Commission. Seven County Council members do not support the increase. Council Member Roger Beliner comments. Visit our PEG partner County Cable Montgomery to view more of its local programming.

Montgomery County Council President Roger Berliner commented on Pepco’s recent rate increase request during his Dec 1 press briefing. The rate increase request filed included three components; a $60 million rate increase, a return on equity rate increase and a grid resiliency surcharge. Berliner explains why he believes these requests are “suspect,” “unwarranted,” and “unjustified.”

Montgomery County Council President Roger Berliner met with the media for his final weekly press conference on the 6th floor of the Council Office Building on Dec. 3. Berliner, who met with Congressman Chris Van Hollen earlier in the day, began with an update on “the fiscal cliff” and then moved to Pepco’s recent rate […]

Power Up Montgomery County reacts to Pepco’s recent rate increase request. Take a look. Dear Powerupmontco Supporters and Pepco Ratepayers: On Friday, November 30, 2012, PEPCO filed a rate request with the Maryland Public Service Commission asking for a $60,827,000 annual increase in its base revenue. Pepco also asked for an increase in its rate […]

At the start of his November 5 press conference Montgomery County Council President Roger Berliner talked about how Montgomery County prepared for Hurricane Sandy and he praised Pepco’s planning efforts. Take a look.

Montgomery County Council member Roger Berliner met with the media on Nov. 5 for his weekly press conference. Berliner talked about a number of topics including Hurricane Sandy, Pepco’s planning and response to the storm (which he complimented), the upcoming election and some of the items on the Council’s Nov. 6 meeting agenda. He also […]

During Hurricane Sandy, thousands of Montgomery County residents lost power. In this video Montgomery County Council President Roger Berliner comments on Pepco’s response to the storm. Take a look. Visit our PEG partner County Cable Montgomery to view more of its local programming.

U.S. Secretary of Energy Steven Chu treated Pepco field workers to coffee and doughnuts Thursday, Nov. 1 to thank them for their hard work to restore power to customers whose service was interrupted by Hurricane Sandy. Chu dropped in to morning planning meetings for about 60 Pepco employees at the Rockville Service Center. Pepco had […]

UPDATED 11/2/12 at 12 noon Pepco has provided a press release stating Pepco fully restored power to all customers who lost electrical service as the result of Hurricane Sandy as of 9:12 pm on October 30 with the vast majority of customers restored with 30 hours on storm’s onset. Here is the press release: WASHINGTON, […]

Montgomery County Council member Hans Riemer said he’s concerned about the size of Pepco’s workforce and how it may impact the company’s ability to get outside help to Montgomery County if there are widespread power outages in the area. Take a look.