AARP, OPC Oppose Pepco Rate Increase
At an AARP-organized town hall meeting on Sunday, opposition to Pepco's request to raise rates for Maryland customers by more than $67 million was strong.
Should Pepco be allowed to increase rates for Maryland customers? The AARP doesn’t think so, and neither did the Maryland residents who showed up at AARP's town hall-style meeting on Sunday to discuss Pepco’s request for permission from the Maryland Public Services Commission to collect more than $67 million more from Maryland customers. "Our position is: 'No more money until you improve reliability,' " AARP Maryland State Director Hank Greenberg said at the meeting, which was held at the National 4-H Youth Conference Center. Pepco is asking for the rate increase to “cover its expenses of providing service and [to] have an opportunity to earn a fair return on its investor-supplied capital,” according to Pepco’s rate increase application, …
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Valdecyr Alves
12:04 am on Wednesday, June 27, 2012
Well, energy deregulation is here and consumers now have the choice. I'm in the BGE territory but I also switched suppliers at house and now I'm getting over 50% off of my entire bill. I have documented proof from other customers in the Pepco territory who are getting over 50% (up to almost 70%) off of their bill as well with the Free energy program that my supplier offers. No, you don't have to … more ›