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For a brief period Saturday night, some parts of the world will go dark. It’s Earth Hour
Don’t be surprised if you find your neighbors turning off their lights for a full hour Saturday night. They’re taking part in a global movement called Earth Hour.
4 weeks ago -
Regulators put high cost on Northam’s cap and trade plan
Virginia regulators estimate that consumers may have to pay significantly more for electricity under Gov. Ralph Northam’s plan to reduce air pollution by joining a carbon cap-and-trade program with other states.
3 months ago -
Arlington ranked among country’s most sustainably powered places
Arlington joins San Francisco, Seattle, and Oakland as one of the most sustainably powered localities in America.
9 months ago -
Cleanup, power work continue after storm sweeps through area
A day after hail and heavy rain pummeled the area, residents are cleaning up debris, estimating the damage to houses, cars and businesses, and in thousands of cases waiting for the power to come back on. See photos and check the latest progress on the outages.
3 years ago -
Most power restored after widespread Va. outages
Most of Saturday morning’s 3,600 power outages in Northern Virginia have been resolved.
3 years ago -
Despite current cold, heating costs remain low this winter
Despite the current arctic cold, homeowners in the Washington area can expect to spend considerably less for heat this winter.
3 years ago -
Power outage reported in D.C.
WASHINGTON — A car accident is to blame for a power outage in Northeast and Southeast that’s left 499 Pepco customers without electricity Tuesday. Pepco spokesman Bill Yingling says crews are evaluating the damage and…
4 years ago -
Delegate introduces two bills to temper smart meters
Maryland regulators say you can opt out of accepting your utilities\’ smart meters, but do you have to pay for it?
5 years ago -
Power restored in D.C.
Pepco says it\’s restored electricity to more than 2,200 Pepco customers in the District.
5 years ago -
Potomac Edison: ‘Absolutely no way’ power will be restored to thousands
Thousands of Potomac Edison customers without power may want
to find another place to stay after a spokesman for the utility company said
Wednesday there is \”absolutely no way\” power will be restored to all customers by
the end of Wednesday.5 years ago -
Simple changes can reduce electricity costs 10 percent
An energy vampire in your house is sucking your wallet dry. But you can drive a stake into it and reduce your energy costs by 10 percent with just a little effort.
6 years ago -
Utilities prep for next round of storms
With severe storms threatening to roll into the area Wednesday, weather forecasters are playing key roles at area utility companies.
6 years ago -
BGE requests rate increase for electric and natural gas
Baltimore Gas and Electric\’s request for a rate hike would add 4 percent to electric bills and 4 percent to natural gas bills.
6 years ago -
Pepco pitches plan to bury D.C. electric lines
If approved, the seven-year, $1 billion
construction project would bury 60
power distribution lines in Northwest, Northeast and Southeast.6 years ago -
D.C. government eyes wind for a third of its electricity supply
The District government is going off the reservation for its
electricity supply, preparing a utility-sized solicitation to
purchase a third of its power from alternative sources.6 years ago
