Montgomery Community Media

Montgomery County Council President Roger Berliner opened the July 23 press conference with comments about the recent Pepco rate increase ruling by the Maryland Public Service Commission on July 20. He also answered questions about a variety of issues including the status of his tree trimming bill, accessory apartments, the upcoming Costco gas station decision […]

The Maryland Public Service Commission has rejected $50 million of the $68 million rate increase requested by Potomac Electric Power Company (Pepco). In the Order, the Commission disallowed $7.9 million in expenses caused by Pepco’s past failures to maintain a reliable electric system ($6.4 million in tree trimming expenses and $1.5 million in expenses Pepco […]

Montgomery County Executive Ike Leggett and six other Maryland executives sent a letter to the state Public Service Commission regarding Pepco’s response to the June 29 storm. The elected leaders expressed their concern over the utility company’s staffing levels and disclosing outage information to emergency services. In this video clip, Leggett explains why this is […]

Montgomery County Council President Roger Berliner made the following statement on Pepco’s performance after the June 29 storm that left many Montgomery County residents and businesses without electric power for extended periods: No issue is more important than reliable electric power. And the simple and sad truth is we don’t have it and we haven’t […]