Montgomery Community Media

The owner of a popular Italian restaurant, Olazzo, in downtown Bethesda is frustrated by the frequency of local power outages and the impact the loss of electricity has on his business. After losing power to his restaurant again on Sept. 8 and 9, he has decided to invest in a generator and he’s reaching out […]

Montgomery County President Roger Berliner has respectfully requested that County Attorney Marc Hansen re-examine his legal opinion on the possibility of public power in Montgomery County. The County should have the right to determine for itself, subject to a referendum, whether public power is both economically practical and a better option for meeting the needs […]

In this video clip, Montgomery County Council President Roger Berliner talks about the meetings taking place this week (including tonight, Sept. 10) about public power, etc. He says reliable electric service is a critical issue to our community. Take a look.

At his Sept. 10 press conference, Montgomery County Council President Roger Berliner talked about an upcoming committee meeting this week with WSSC following the loss of power on June 29 from the derecho. He said the discussion will focus on what has to happen to make sure the water company does not lose power again. […]

At his Sept. 10 press conference, Montgomery County Council President Roger Berliner talked about the severe storm that rolled through the county on Sept. 8 knocking out power to thousands of residents. He said he continues to hear from residents who are concerned about losing power over and over again. In this video clip, he […]

UPDATED 9/9 Severe thunderstorms with high winds and heavy rains rolled through Montgomery County during the afternoon of Sept. 8. The storms knocked out power to thousands of Montgomery County residents. At one point, over 20,000 Pepco customers were without electricity. Before and during the storms, the National Weather Service (NWS) issued several warnings including […]

Montgomery County Council President Roger Berliner will testify in Annapolis at 1:30 p.m. on Aug. 21 in the first of several roundtable discussions in response to Governor Martin O’Malley’s Executive Order seeking recommendations on improving electric reliability and strengthening the state’s utility infrastructure. Berliner will be joined by representatives from the Maryland Public Service Commission, […]

County Cable Montgomery (CCM) Lorna Virgili interviews Montgomery County Executive Ike Leggett in this recent episode of “One on One.” Leggett discusses many of the events of this summer including the derecho storm of June 29th, the government’s response, Pepco’s response and cautions of home repair scams. Leggett estimates storm clean up will cost in […]

The Public Service Commission heard from the public at a hearing on Aug. 7 at the Council Office Building. Here’s a portion of one resident’s testimony. View the entire Public Service Commission Hearing by clicking on “MD PSC Response to Storm Debrief”.

The Public Service Commission heard from the public at a hearing on Aug. 7 at the Council Office Building. View the entire Public Service Commission Hearing by clicking on “MD PSC Response to Storm Debrief”.