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Utilities prep for next round of storms

With severe storms threatening to roll into the area Wednesday, weather forecasters are playing key roles at area utility companies.

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BGE requests rate increase for electric and natural gas

Baltimore Gas and Electric's request for a rate hike would add 4 percent to electric bills and 4 percent to natural gas bills.

Tags: Baltimore Gas and Electric, bge, electric prices, electric rates, thomas warren, power companies, psc, dominion, pepco

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Pepco pitches plan to bury D.C. electric lines

If approved, the seven-year, $1 billion construction project would bury 60 power distribution lines in Northwest, Northeast and Southeast.

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Regulators weigh utility bid for Va. power plant

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D.C. government eyes wind for a third of its electricity supply

The District government is going off the reservation for its electricity supply, preparing a utility-sized solicitation to purchase a third of its power from alternative sources.

Tags: D.C. Department of General Services, D.C., wind energy

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O'Malley to speak to utility commissioners

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Planners say PATH power line no longer needed

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Tips to conserve energy

Here are some things you can do to conserve electricity when it gets hot. If the electricity goes off, here are the phone numbers to area power companies.

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BGE to start installing 'smart meters' in May

Tags: Baltimore Gas and Electric, smart meter, Pasadena

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Dominion studies 2 routes for proposed power line

Tags: Dominion Virginia Power, nuclear power, Surry, James River, power

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