Montgomery Community Media

Montgomery County Executive Isiah Leggett has released the following statement about his decision to appeal the recent approval of a Pepco rate increase: “Today, I have instructed the County Attorney to file an appeal in Montgomery County Circuit Court to stop the recent ruling by the Maryland Public Service Commission approving a $27 million rate […]

Montgomery County Councilmember Roger Berliner (District 1- Bethesda, Chevy Chase, Potomac) is expressing his disappointment about the decision of the Maryland Public Service Commission to approve a partial rate increase for Potomac Electric Power Company (Pepco) in the amount of $27.9 million. For an average residential customer, the increase will represent an additional $2.19 on […]

In its Derecho storm decision issued on Feb. 27, the Maryland Public Service Commission has ordered utility companies to improve the resiliency and reliability of the electric utility distribution infrastructure in Maryland. The Commission’s order includes specific directives aimed at making the utilities more responsive to outages that occur after severe storms and more resilient […]

Pepco executives asked the Maryland Public Service Commission (PSC) on Nov. 30 to authorize a $60.8 million increase in base distribution rates to help pay for the reliability investments it has made. If approved, this would mean a $7.13 per month, or 4.98 percent, increase on a typical residential customer’s total bill of about $143. […]

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”.

Dozens of Montgomery County residents packed the Montgomery County Council chambers to testify at the Public Service Commission’s Aug. 7 public hearing. The hearing was scheduled to get residents’ feedback following the June 29 derecho and power outages. In addition to sharing stories about how the power outages impacted their lives and how much it […]

The 7 p.m.public hearing will be covered live on County Cable Montgomery, You can view the hearing live here. The Maryland Public Service Commission (PSC) has scheduled public hearings around the state to ask residents for their opinions and experiences regarding the response of power-providing utilities following the June 29 “derecho” storm that left many […]

On July 30, Pepco filed its storm outage report with the Maryland Public Service Commission. The report outlines the company’s response before and after the June 29 derecho. The report includes data and photos documenting the damage sustained and the company’s restoration efforts . According to the report: “Pepco restored power as quickly as possible, […]

At the July 19 Pepco debriefing, Montgomery County Council member Marc Elrich blasted Pepco and said he was astounded at the Public Service Commission’s (PSC) lack of information. Take a look.