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From: Delegate Steve Lafferty
[lafferty@delegatelafferty.com]
Sent: Monday, July 16, 2012 11:10 AM
To: Boblooch, Stephanie
Subject: June 29th Storm - Power Outages in Maryland
Dear Friends and Neighbors,
With the end of the massive heat wave and dramatic power outage that
struck Maryland, I wanted to thank all of you who have shared your
personal experiences and offered ideas for better ensuring that we do
not face similar problems with electric power in the future. I hope you
did not sustain permanent damage.
I also want to thank and send kudos to all of you who helped out
neighbors, housed friends and went out of your way to provide assistance
to those who were without electricity, whether it was for a day or eight
days. I also want to thank the thousands of workers who were in the
field, sweltering in the heat to repair power lines and to remove the
trees and limbs that crashed onto the lines and transformers. I had the
chance to talk with crews from Massachusetts, Oklahoma, Texas and
Florida. Their professionalism and commitment to helping us was very
impressive.
It is now important to look to the future. The Public Service Commission
has opened Case No. 9298 as a result of the June 29 storm.
It has scheduled two public hearings for September
13 and 14 at 10 a.m. at their office at 6 St. Paul Street in Baltimore.
The PSC also plans to hold eight (8) community
meetings around the state to get added public comment. You can also file
a formal complaint by phone at 410-767-8028 or by email or mail to David
Collins, Executive Secretary, Public Service Commission, 6 St. Paul
Street, 16th Floor, Baltimore 21202.
I have concerns that I expect BGE and the PSC to address. These include
how to vastly improve the communications to people about the work to be
done and the timing to restore power, ensuring the most vulnerable
receive power as quickly as possible, the plans to increase reliability
in the various neighborhoods and, the costs and benefits of actions such
as undergrounding the utilities and more aggressive tree trimming. As
one constituent said, we are more and more dependent upon electricity
for our daily lives so, how do we improve its deliverability?
Please let me know if you have other suggestions or concerns.
Sincerely,
Steve
Delegate Steve Lafferty
Maryland House of Delegates, District 42
410-841-3487
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