Montgomery Co. Holds Hearing On Pepco Outages

ROCKVILLE, Md. (AP) -- Montgomery County is holding a public hearing to hear from customers about their experiences with Pepco outages.

The meeting will be held at 6:30 Wednesday at the Stella Werner Council Office Building on Maryland Avenue in Rockville.

Registration for speakers is on a first-come, first-served basis and will be limited to 50 people.

The meeting is an outgrowth of a group formed by County Executive Isiah Leggett to look into the Pepco's reliability in the county.

Pepco's service has been criticized over electrical power outages that have lasted for days after storms. The utility serves customers in Washington, and Prince George's and Montgomery counties.

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