Power Outrage, Heroism and More–Within Montgomery's 500 Square Miles
High-voltage anti-Pepco madness, looking for a mystery man in Bethesda and even dogs in Montgomery County turn political. Oh, and a bunch of fifth graders call out The Washington Post. All this stuff really happened in Montgomery County last week.
Montgomery County might be known for its calm reserve but it turns out residents get outraged when they learn that under state law they have to help compensate for losses by one of the most hated companies in America—Pepco. Montgomery County Council President Roger Berliner said residents had had enough and held a press conference to call for improvements. Maryland's county executives, including Montgomery's Ike Leggett, blasted Pepco for failing to to provide specific addresses with outages so elderly residents could be helped during the heat wave. State senators Brian Frosh (D-Montgomery) and James Rosapepe (D-Prince George's) suggested Pepco and BGE should have to pay their own fines reaching more than $100 million for their response to…
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Bob Hydorn
9:53 am on Monday, July 16, 2012
I must agree that we are all irate with Pepco and rightfully so. However, I ask everyone to step back one moment and think about the Pepco workers that were working 16-hour shifts and getting our power restored. These people are the works of Pepco, give them a big Thank you. Then criticize the Company and corporate staff all we like. more ›