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Friday, July 13, 2012

2 Md. State Senators Urge Big Fines for Pepco, BGE

Two Maryland state senators urged state regulators on Thursday to fine Pepco and Baltimore Gas and Electric more than $100 million each for the long power outages residents suffered during and after a powerful summer storm that swept across the state in late June.

Sen. Brian Frosh, D-Montgomery, and Sen. James Rosapepe, D-Prince George's, wrote the Public Service Commission that the money could be used to create a "Surge Reserve" fund to pay for additional trained workers to help restore power faster. The senators also have launched a web-based petition where consumers can add their names supporting the idea. There a public petition one for Pepco customers and one for BGE customers.

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

Lemme guess who any fines will be passed along to?
Welcome to your new "stabilized" electric bill!

Anonymous said...

My first thought is this would be yet another fund the democratically controlled state of maryland will raid to spend, spend, spend. And the taxpayers would be the ones footing the bill because make no mistake folks rates would RISE.

Anonymous said...

Where's the outrage over Pepco and BG&E charging a fee to customers for lost revenue during the outages.