Follow up to $722 for a one bedroom!?!
“This was their (Pepco’s) reply… They won’t send someone out and when I attempted to reply to request again through the reply link they provide, I just get an error message (more…)
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“Dear PoPville,
Still completely insane. This is for a one bedroom (Adams Morgan) space with two circuits and no central AC. (more…)
From Pepco:
“Pepco Crews Work Around the Clock to Safely Restore Power After Severe Storms
We know how difficult it is to be without power, especially after severe weather. Pepco crews are working safely and as quickly as possible to restore service to more than 31,000 customers after a dangerous line of thunderstorms moved through the District and Montgomery and Prince George’s Counties in Maryland last night. The storms brought strong winds, frequent lightning and heavy rain that damaged trees, power lines and utility poles across the Pepco service area.
The hardest-hit areas include parts of the District and Prince George’s County, where crews are repairing damage from downed trees, broken poles and damaged power lines. We understand customers want to know when their power will be restored, and crews will continue working until every customer who can safely receive service is restored. Hardest-hit areas include portions of the District and Prince George’s County. There are currently more than 8,000 customers without power in the District and more than 22,000 in Prince George’s County. We know being without power is difficult, and we appreciate our customers patience as our crews continue working safely to make repairs in their communities. Based on the current conditions, we estimate power will be restored to 90 percent of customers by 7:00 p.m. Sunday, September 6. We will continue to update the estimated restoration time as work progresses.
The National Weather Service is forecasting another round of storms for the Pepco region later today. (more…)
From the Office of the Attorney General (OAG):
“Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb today announced that the Office of the Attorney General (OAG), along with the Office of the People’s Counsel (OPC) and the Sierra Club, secured a new hearing before the DC Public Service Commission to reconsider Washington Gas Light Company’s (Washington Gas) pipe replacement plan, “District SAFE,” which according to Washington Gas, will require $215 million over three years raised through a surcharge on customers’ gas bills. The PSC granted a motion for rehearing filed by OAG, OPC, and the Sierra Club, and is holding a new hearing on the next phase of Washington Gas’s pipe replacement plan (previously called PROJECT pipes) on Monday, July 27 and Tuesday, July 28, 2026. (more…)
“Dear PoPville,
Pepco. This is for my one bedroom apartment upstairs. Just as bad for the apartment downstairs.”
What is a “normal” bill for a one bedroom apartment during past summers?
2100 Block of N Street, NW
Thanks to David for sending these amazing photos from last night’s (6:30pm Wednesday) Pepco electrical substation explosion in West End: (more…)
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photo by Fritz Myer
“Dear PoPville,
‘Tis the season to complain about Pepco, but maybe something will be done if we all make a lot of noise? I keep my house between 75 and 78 degrees, and we received a bill for over $440! We do our best to be energy savvy this time of year (little to no cooking in the house, it’s grilling season!) we keep our blinds closed, all those kinds of things.
The charges are insane, (more…)
photo by Eric P.
Thanks to DC Water for the explanation:
“We saw the post about LFDC digging and thought we’d let you know what’s happening. What this resident has seen is actually normal. When our LFDC contractors are working in a neighborhood, they will do work at each home multiple times. First, we do a test pit to verify if the line is lead and if it is lead we return again to replace it. We’ll do a temporary restoration on the yard when we complete the work and return later to do the final restoration work. Multiply that by every house in the neighborhood that signs up for LFDC and you get an idea of why our contractors are so frequently in the neighborhood. Most importantly, all of these steps are a critical part of our work to verify lead service lines and provide free replacements.
Here’s a summary outlining the construction schedule so you can see what’s entailed.
The process, visit by visit: (more…)
“Clockwise from top): Overflow area where combined wastewater and stormwater are released into Piney Branch; Work to construct tunnel shaft underway; Construction next to sewer overflow area where tunnel will begin; and Crews working on construction site”
Update from DC Water:
“DC Water broke ground on the Piney Branch Tunnel, the final major tunnel in our Clean Rivers Project. This work will help keep sewage and trash out of local waterways and make Rock Creek, the Potomac River, and the Chesapeake Bay cleaner for our community.
When we finish the Piney Branch Tunnel, it will hold at least 4.2 million gallons of rainwater and wastewater during heavy storms. Instead of overflowing into Piney Branch, that water will go to the Blue Plains Water Resource Recovery Facility, where it will be treated. (more…)
“Dear PoPville,
I live on 1200 block of Penn Street NE and Washington Gas has been doing construction since October. While this has been disruptive (very loud and limited parking), they’ve seemingly disappeared but there is water actively leaking out of their construction for over a week now.” (more…)