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AARP D.C. Is Concerned about Pepco's Rate-Hike Proposal
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(OPEN):
A-A-R-P'S D-C STATE-OFFICE HAS LAUNCHED WHAT IT CALLS A NEW
ONLINE "WATCHDOG TEAM", FOR DISTRICT-RESIDENTS WHO ARE CONCERNED ABOUT
THE RISING COST OF ELECTRICITY. STATE-DIRECTOR, LOUIS
DAVIS, JUNIOR, SAYS THAT PEPCO-CUSTOMERS IN THE
DISTRICT ARE DECIDING WHETHER IT'S FAIR FOR THEIR ELECTRIC-BILLS TO GO
UP BY AN AVERAGE OF FIVE DOLLARS, PER MONTH...
(DAVIS):
"CONSUMER-CONFIDENCE IN PEPCO HAS BEEN SLIPPING, IN RECENT YEARS.
AFTER THE LONG POWER-OUTAGES DURING SEVERE WEATHER IN D-C, PEPCO
PROMISED--BUT FAILED TO DELIVER ON--RELIABILITY-IMPROVEMENTS. IF
THE 42-MILLION-DOLLAR RATE-INCREASE [THAT] PEPCO HAS REQUESTED IS
APPROVED, CONSUMERS WILL PAY MORE OF THEIR HARD-EARNED MONEY--JUST SO
PEPCO CAN PROVIDE BASIC, RELIABLE SERVICE. CONSUMERS--NOT
PEPCO--WILL BE PAYING FOR THE NEW ELECTRIC-METERS [THAT ARE] KNOWN AS
'SMART METERS'--WHICH PEPCO INSTALLED IN EVERY HOUSEHOLD. AND,
PEPCO WILL GET A RAISE--IN THE FORM OF HIGHER PROFITS--IF THE
RATE-INCREASE IS APPROVED. A-A-R-P D-C WANTS TO HELP
CONSUMERS SAVE MONEY; CONSUMERS DON'T WANT AN UNFAIR INCREASE IN THEIR
ELECTRIC-BILLS."
(CLOSE):
TO JOIN THE NEW "UTILITY WATCHDOG TEAM", VISIT
"ACTION"-DOT-"A-A-R-P"-DOT-ORG-SLASH-"D-C".
