The District is setting stricter standards for Pepco in an attempt to improve the service’s reliability and hold the company accountable.

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The new rules, adopted by the District’s Public Service Commission, will impose a penalty on Pepco and sets more strict benchmark levels for reliability.

The new rules require Pepco to gradually improve its reliability and performance on a yearly basis starting in 2013.

Pepco was heavily criticized after there were major power outages – some lasting days – after a snowstorm struck the D.C. region in January.