A D.C. Council panel voted down a mayoral nominee for the District commission that regulates utilities during a contentious meeting Thursday that had legislators accusing each other of bowing to the whims of utility giant Pepco.

Mayor Vincent Gray‘s second attempt to name consumer advocate and attorney Elizabeth “Betty” Noel to the city’s Public Service Commission was killed when it failed by a 3-2 vote in the Council Committee on Public Services and Consumer Affairs.

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