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  1. Berliner Calls for Better Electricity Service with 'Utility 2.0'Read the original story w/Photo

    Friday May 17 | Patch.com

    Is better electricity service in the future for Montgomery County? Montgomery County Councilmember Roger Berliner-chair of the council's Transportation, Infrastructure, Energy and Environment Committee-is pushing to make that happen.

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  2. 60 D.C. powerlines should be moved underground, mayor saysRead the original story w/Photo

    Wednesday May 15 | TBD.com

    District of Columbia Mayor Vincent Gray wants to move up to 60 major power lines underground at a cost of $1 billion to prevent extended outages in the future.

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  3. 7-Year, Billion-Dollar Plan to Bury Major D.C. Power LinesRead the original story w/Photo

    Wednesday May 15 | NBC Washington

    News4's Tom Sherwood reports on a seven-year, $1 billion plan to put D.C.'s power lines underground.

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  4. Berliner Calls for Better Electricity Service with 'Utility 2.0'Read the original story w/Photo

    Tuesday May 14 | Patch.com

    Is better electricity service in the future for Montgomery County? Montgomery County Council Member Roger Berliner-chair of the council's Transportation, Infrastructure, Energy and Environment Committee-is pushing to make that happen.

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  5. Residents (mostly) object to Pepco rate hikeRead the original story

    Saturday May 11 | Gazette.net

    Pepco's request for a rate increase to pay for past and future infrastructure work met with criticism from several customers and public officials at a public hearing in Rockville Thursday.

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  6. Bardo UpdateRead the original story

    Wednesday May 8 | Frozen Tropics

    The old video from their indiegogo campaign I know many of us are eagerly awaiting the opening of Bardo, the massive brew pub coming to the Trinidad side of Bladensburg Road.

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  7. Hot Stocks: Allied Nevada Gold Corp. (AMEX:ANV), Pepco Holdings, Inc. ...Read the original story

    Tuesday May 7 | SBWire

    Marketbuzzreport.com , an investment community with a special focus on updating investors with recent news on the U.S. stock market, issues news alert on the following stocks:- Allied Nevada Gold Corp.

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  8. Green Building fights back against the plastic people and the fossil foolsRead the original story

    Friday May 3 | TreeHugger

    Green building has been under attack on all fronts recently by the wood, plastic and fossil fuel industries, all of which have big bucks to spend in Washington.

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  9. Pepco Holdings CFO to Present at American Gas Association Financial ForumRead the original story

    Thursday May 2 | Business Wire

    Pepco Holdings, Inc. announced today that Frederick J. Boyle, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, will address investors and securities analysts on May 6 at the 2013 American Gas Association Financial Forum.

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  10. Turmoil Continues for Prince George's School ManagementRead the original story

    Wednesday May 1 | The Afro American Newspaper

    Six weeks before the end of the school year, controversy continues to roil in the Prince George's County school system's leadership.

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  11. Pepco Edison Place Gallery features Exhibit on Salvation ArmyRead the original story

    Wednesday May 1 | PressReleasePoint

    The Pepco Edison Place Gallery is observing National Salvation Army Week with an exhibit entitled "Others" from April 30 to May 17, 2013.

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  12. Survey says: How customers view Exelon, BGERead the original story w/Photo

    Wednesday May 1 | The Baltimore Sun

    J.D. Power and Associates' most recent survey -- for 2012 -- shows BGE with a roughly average score for large utilities in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic, but substantially below average overall.

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  13. NationalRead the original story

    Tuesday Apr 30 | Daily Times

    SC bars govt from releasing new development funds * Issues notice to SSGC, SNGPL, PEPCO asking them to submit reports whether projects executed transparently, according to rules By Hasnaat Malik ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court has stopped the caretaker government from releasing new development funds because it may influence the election... Balochistan ... (more)

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  14. Prince Georgea s school board member has credit card suspendedRead the original story

    Monday Apr 29 | Gazette.net

    The Prince George's County Board of Education voted 8-1 to suspend board member Carletta Fellows' board credit card due to more than $700 worth of unauthorized expenses.

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  15. PPL, PCG, XEL, and POM Under StockCall's MicroscopeRead the original story

    Monday Apr 29 | BayStreet.ca

    The utilities sector has been under pressure to meet new environmental regulations.

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  16. D.C. United stadium deal in the worksRead the original story w/Photo

    Monday Apr 22 | The Washington Post

    A top official in the administration of D.C. Mayor Vincent C. Gray said he is working diligently toward a deal with D.C. United to build a new stadium for the team on Buzzard Point in Southwest D.C. D.C. City Administrator Allen Y. Lew , who oversaw construction of Nationals Park and the convention center, said in a brief interview last week that ... (more)

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  17. Top official for D.C. Mayor Vincent Gray optimistic about D.C. United stadium dealRead the original story w/Photo

    Monday Apr 22 | The Washington Post

    A top official in the administration of D.C. Mayor Vincent C. Gray said he is working diligently toward a deal with D.C. United to build a new stadium for the team on Buzzard Point in Southwest D.C. D.C. City Administrator Allen Y. Lew , who oversaw construction of Nationals Park and the convention center, said in a brief interview last week that ... (more)

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  18. Severe weather results in power outagesRead the original story

    Sunday Apr 21 | WTOP-FM Washington

    Heavy rain and thunderstorms blew through the region this evening knocking out power for thousands of customers in the metro area.

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  19. Severe weather results in power outages across D.C. regionRead the original story

    Saturday Apr 20 | WTOP-FM Washington

    Heavy rain and thunderstorms blew through the region this evening knocking out power for thousands of customers in the metro area.

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  20. Pepco Holdings Schedules Conference Call; First-Quarter 2013 Earnings ReviewRead the original story

    Apr 18, 2013 | Business Wire

    Pepco Holdings, Inc. has scheduled an earnings conference call for May 3, 2013, at 10 a.m. ET.

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