Power Outage Survey Gauges Residents' Attitudes, Preferences

District residents are asked to complete a survey about recent PEPCO power outages online or over the phone. The Office of the People’s Counsel plans to use the responses in part to inform decisions about placing power lines underground.

Though by the recently power outages surrounding the derecho, Glover Park, Foxhall and Palisades were less fortunate.

According to the survey website:

"The District of Columbia has recently experienced major power outages. As a result, the Office of the People’s Counsel (OPC) is conducting this survey to: 1) determine the frequency and duration of power outages affecting your neighborhood, 2) gauge the quality of Pepco’s response to your outages, 3) gather consumers’ opinions on whether placing more of Pepco’s power cables underground would make service more reliable and 4) develop a profile of the customers and communities affected by power outages."

The survey is available online: https://www.research.net/s/OPC-PepcoOutageSurvey

You can also call the OPC at 202-727-3071 to have a staff member take your responses.