10881 Community Hearings - Application of Potomac Electric Power Company for Authority to Increase Electric Power Distribution and Service Rates and Charges

PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

 

NOTICE OF COMMUNITY HEARING

 

PUBLIC INPUT SOUGHT ON POTOMAC ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY’S RATE APPLICATION, FORMAL CASE NO. 1076, IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION OF THE POTOMAC ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY FOR AUTHORITY TO INCREASE EXISTING RETAIL RATES AND CHARGES FOR ELECTRIC DISTRIBUTION SERVICE

 

This Notice informs the public that the Public Service Commission of the District of Columbia (“Commission”) seeks input on the application submitted by Potomac Electric Power Company (“Pepco”) requesting authority to increase existing distribution service rates and charges for electric service in the District of Columbia. The Commission published a Public Notice on June 5, 2009, regarding this application in the D.C. Register to allow interested persons to intervene in Formal Case No. 1076, the formal case established to handle Pepco’s application. The Public Notice can be accessed online at www.dcpsc.org or viewed at any public library. A hard copy of the Public Notice can be obtained by calling [phone].

The Commission will convene three community hearings at the following locations on the specified dates:

Chevy Chase Community Center
5601 Connecticut Avenue, N.W.
Saturday, October 24, 2009, at 12 noon

Hillcrest Recreation Center
3100 Denver Street, S.E.
Thursday, November 19, 2009, at 6:30 p.m.

 

Public Service Commission Hearing  Room 1333 H Street, N.W.

7th Floor, East Tower

Friday, November 20, 2009, at 10:00 a.m.

          Those who wish to testify at the community hearings should contact the Commission Secretary by the close of business three business days prior to the date of the hearing by calling [phone]. Representatives of organizations shall be permitted a maximum of five minutes for oral presentations. Individuals shall be permitted a maximum of three minutes for oral presentations. If an organization or an individual is unable to offer comments at the community hearings, written statements may be submitted three business days prior to the date of the hearing to Dorothy Wideman, Commission Secretary, 1333 H Street, N.W., 2nd Floor, West Tower, Washington, D.C. 20005.

          Any person who is deaf or hard-of-hearing, and cannot readily understand or communicate in spoken English, and persons with disabilities who need special accommodations in order to participate in the hearing, must contact the Commission Secretary by close of seven business days prior to the date of the hearing. Persons who wish to testify in Spanish, Chinese, Amharic, or Korean must also contact the Commission Secretary by close of business three business days before the day of the hearing. The number to call to request special accommodations and interpretation services is [phone].