“Dear PoPville,

We’ve had solar panels on our roof for several years. In months when we generated more electricity than we used, our bills always had a negative dollar amount and the credit balance could be used to cover the monthly base charges. This meant we usually only had a bill around Dec/Jan/Feb, and $0 bills the rest of the year.

The last few months however I’ve noticed a change. Read More

“Dear PoPville,

I just wanted to remind folks to be wary of people coming to their door asking for your Pepco account number. Last night I had someone from Inspire Energy come to my door trying to get me to switch to their green energy supplier. He told me that if I didn’t switch to a green energy source I would have two fees added to my Pepco bill, and this door-to-door visit was my “final notice.” Read More

“Dear PoPville,

I am reaching out to you because our water bill went up…a lot. Not too long ago we had a satellite responsive water regulator installed by dc water. Things were fine until February when our bill went up to $300 (normal bill around $100) and we were out of town 20 of those 28 days. Read More

From DC Water:

“The water networks serving DC Water, along with Arlington County and northeastern Fairfax County, will undergo annual cleaning starting Monday. Water service continues uninterrupted during the process, which runs from February 20 to May 15 this year. During that time, drinking water may smell or taste slightly different.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Washington Aqueduct, water supplier to these regions, performs the temporary disinfectant switch from chloramine to chlorine. Read More

“Dear PoPville,

Has anyone lost water pressure after the lead pipe replacement from the street to their house? I live on Monroe and our pipes were replaced In early January 2023. I noticed the loss of pressure that day and shared with the contractor before they left, but they did not resolve. Read More

14th and R Street, NW

Thanks to Megan for sharing around 1:30pm:

“huge black cloud just came out of the Verizon building on 14th”

I believe this signals that your internet just went out.

31st and Cleveland Ave, NW

Uh, questions remain: Read More

photo by Capitol Phil

Thanks to Phil for sharing around 8:30am: “Union Market closed for now due to water issue.”

Update: Union Market has water and now reopened!

“Dear PoPville,

While my girlfriend and I were eating dinner, someone came to the door. They showed me a “badge” from “MPEG.” They talked to me about our neighborhood receiving a “high carbon” notice, and that they are looking for high emitters. Read More

“Dear PoPville,

Our water usage for our townhouse has tripled, from 10 CCF a month to almost 30 CCF. This has also raised our monthly water bill to $500 a month! Read More