MD Public Service Commission to Hold Public Hearings

From the City of Gaithersburg:

Gaithersburg, MD - The Maryland Public Service Commission (PSC) has announced it will hold two evening public hearings on a request by Potomac Electric Power Company (Pepco) to increase its electric distribution rates by $104 million. This is an increase of about $13 month for the typical residential customer. Pepco provides electricity to about 560,000 customers in Montgomery and Prince George’s Counties in Maryland.

The evening public hearings are scheduled for:

• Tuesday, September 6, 2016 at 6:30 p.m. - Montgomery County Executive Office Building, 101 Monroe Street, Rockville, Maryland 20850
• Thursday, September 8, 2016 at 6:30 p.m. - Prince George’s Community College, Largo Student Center, Room 227 – Community Room B, 301 Largo Road, Largo, Maryland 20774

The case filings and associated pleadings in the matter are available in the electronic docket file (Case No. 9418), which may be viewed or downloaded here.

Written comments may also be filed with the PSC by October 6, 2016, addressed to David J. Collins, Executive Secretary, Maryland Public Service Commission, William Donald Schaefer Tower, 6 St. Paul Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21202. Please reference "Case No. 9418" with all comments. In addition to mailed comments, the public is encouraged to use the Commission’s e-file system here to provide comments in electronic form.

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