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D.C. resident: Pepco could have prevented fire
A local utility company may have been responsible for a fire in Northwest just after the Christmas weekend, which fire officials say started from faulty electrical wires.
Tags: fire , Northwest , Neal Augenstein , Paul D. Shinkman
WTOP Snow Emergency Guide
With snow expected, you may want to keep this information handy.
Tags: snow , utilities , electric companies , DOCion , Allegheny Power , Northern Virginia Electric Cooperative , BGE , SMECO
Pepco may trim customers' trees without permission
Pepco is drawing additional criticism from local lawmakers for a new policy toward tree trimming on private property, just days after the power company was classified one of the worst in the nation.
Tags: outages , Roger Berliner , george Nelson
Pepco seeks increased rates, points to 6-point plan
Executives from the region's largest power provider announced increased consumer rates Monday, and a six-point plan aimed at combating the incidence of power outages, recently classified as among the country's worst.
Tags: power outage , power outages , Neal Augenstein , Paul D. Shinkman
Pepco to outline '5-year improvement plan'
The day after the Washington Post's analysis Sunday of Pepco's poor performance rate, the utility company invited news media to its headquarters to hear an explanation.
Tags: Washington Post , Utility Bills , utility company
Fed. program to help families with winter heating bills
High heating bills are around the corner, but a federal program is just in time to help customers who have trouble paying up.
Tags: heating bills , Utility Bills , utility company , Dominion Power ,
Pepco: Quarter-billion-dollar plan begins to pay off
A local utility company has begun to implement some of the improvements it promised at the end of the summer, following backlash from some regional outages that left hundreds of thousands without power for days.
Tags: Gary Keeler , power line , power outages
Squirrel blamed for power outage in Northwest D.C.
Pepco says that a squirrel caused a power outage in Northwest D.C. Sunday morning.
Tags: power outage
Some Pepco, SMECO thermostats could cause a fire
They're supposed to help you monitor your heat, but some thermostats are actually posing a fire hazard.
Tags: SMECO , Maryland Public Service Commission , Energy Wise Rewards , CoolSentry , fire hazard
Potomac community decides to solve power outage problem on their own
People who are "mad as hell" at Pepco for losing power for days during this year's winter and summer storms aren't just shouting out their windows, they're actually doing something about.
Tags: power outages , River Falls community , Don Sladkin
