Local officials demand changes from Pepco

Local officials are demanding changes from Pepco after last week’s snowstorm caused another round of prolonged power outages. “This storm was a repeat disaster,” said Montgomery County Councilman Hans Riemer, who said he supports legislation that requires Pepco to pay fines for providing poor service. It’s a familiar cycle for customers of Pepco, the electricity supplier for customers in Maryland and the District, who continue to go without power — sometimes for several days — after blizzards and thunderstorms large and small.

Clay Anderson, a Pepco spokesman, said the utility is keeping more than 500 workers from other states