Power Companies
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Va. lawmakers to consider utility regulation
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The General Assembly's Commission on Electric Utility Regulation was briefed Thursday in Richmond on an agreement between Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli's office, Dominion Virginia Power and Appalachian Power on the part of a 2007 law that allows utilities to receive financial incentives for using renewable energy.
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Power companies' outage surcharge angers some Maryland customers
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A Maryland law allows Pepco and other Maryland power companies to charge customers even when they are in the dark. Monday, frustrated customers got a chance to sound off over the fee they feel is unfair.
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D.C. Power Outages: A Closer Look At The Before And After
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Last Friday's derecho caused more than a million power outages in the D.C. area. One of NASA's satellites captured the night lights before and after the storm.
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Terrorists looking to attack U.S. utility facilities, report warns
CommentA government report warns that extremists may be looking to gain inside access to utility companies for a potential attack on the U.S., ABC World News reports.
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Power rates going down in D.C., Maryland
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Pepco's Maryland customers will pay about 15 percent less over the course of the year because of the new rates starting June, while D.C. customers will pay about 10 percent less.
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