Politics & Government
Public Service Commission Ready to Hear Storm Stories Wednesday
Follow-up to June storm is set for 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 15, at the George Howard Building.
The Public Service Commission is hosting a public hearing in Ellicott City Wednesday evening, one of several statewide so citizens can discuss utility company responses to the devastating June 29 storm.
In Maryland, it took BGE to restore power to the 748,000 customers whose service was knocked out, .
In July, Howard County Executive Ken Ulman and other county leaders to the Public Service Commission, which regulates BGE, asking that it require utility companies to make operational improvements.
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The Howard County hearing will be at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 15, in the . Other hearings are scheduled for Baltimore on Tuesday, Aug. 14; and Towson, on Thursday, Aug. 16.
Can’t make it to any of the hearings but have something to say? Send written comments by Sept. 10 to the Public Service Commission at 6 St. Paul St., 16th Floor, Baltimore, MD 21202.
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