Believe it! Storms, wind and hail pounded my neighborhood last night. We are mooching power from my sister...till the power returns. Good luck to all and be safe out there.

The power companies are losers. take forever to restore power each time. Last storm we were out for 6 days...BGE. needs to trim trees in and near lines that keep falling on the lines...do your job BGE!

Right Chris, you want them to keep a staff on hand to be able to return power within 24 hours probably but then do not want to pay the increased electric rates that would result. Cut them some slack.

Any one know about any water issues? I live reisterstown and lost water a
couple of hours ago.

We deserve a break. Pepco has the lowest satisfaction ratings of any power utility in the country. They have and continue to request more money to provide reliable power delivery. No one should apologize for telling the truth which is pepco has a history of poor performance. Regardless of the platitudes people provide after a storm about the hard work, or the effort required to return service, pepco does nothing to make the long term infrastructure improvements required to provide superior service. They suck.

American's love it when the ship is cruising fine; but, when rough water comes they complain that the ship wasn't good enough to deal with the waves. Entitled, victimized Americans... what a country full of green horned whimps we have become! Man up and put the big boy/ girl pants on. Remember what our generations before us lived with everyday naturally.

Brian they already asked and received that rate increase twice. But interesting point. I repeat they have a history of poor performance and customer complaints that is over six years old at this point. They are also a utility which means on the delivery side they have no competition. Public complaints are the only thing that provides an incentive for them to improve.

Does ANYONE know of a store anywhere that has power? I am in Silver Spring but will drive to the closest place off of 495S. Thanks.

Burtonsville Giant is open. Just up 29 from SS.

some homeowners need to take resaponsibility to trim their trees back if over grown near bge boxes so they have access in emergencies especially if located on your property guess that is a lot to ask for like these whiney people asking to getting power restored after a terrible storm that hit in the dead of night have their power restored when ithey snap their fingers i guess these people at work get their work completed just as prompt as they expectbge to restore 400,000 people in less than 24 hours these men an women are workig in this awful weather while we sit at the pool in a resturant at home with a fan etc maybe the ones who whine should volunteer their help to bge then they would know how time consuming it is and how hard the bge people are working but as our wonderful world is get it done NOW NOT ONE SECOND LATER AND DO IT FOR FREE people need to stop putting blame on bge the county the state hell people look at some of the un-kept areas behind homes on waugh chapel over grown weeds grass trees an who knows what covering road signs making our community look run down yes the county should trim your over growth from signs but shouldn't you as homewners take pride in being a homeowner pride in your property and where you live bad enough property values are down do we have to have our neighborhood look run down

Here's an idea. If you live somewhere that the power goes out often, buy a generator. I also agree on the tree part. I called bge when i moved into my house and asked them about trimming treebin my front yard, the response i got was not friendly though. The lady told me that they have schedule and my neighborhood was not on it. Instead of arguing, i went to the store and bought a tree trimmer and did it myself. Take action dont just sit there and complain when someone working 20 hour shifts aren't working hard enough.

You know what not everyone is able to afford or a generator, nor may they be capable of taking tree limbs down. So, I resent you saying some people just sit and complain. If you’re such a bid deal why don’t you offer your services to those less “fortunate” than you are. I mean ... really, you have some nerve!

I found a store. Giant at Leisure World on Georgia Ave. The whole complex is open including the Beer-Wine place. And the whole world has shown up.

Well at least the CEO of BGE is getting he millions, you can bet on that.

Fact is: People argue about property rights and keeping it 100% private and off the grid from the state; yet, when a tree falls in their yard and crushes a power line, car, fence or house they start screaming for the state to come onto their property and fix the problem ASAP. Very hypocritical!

I would also challenge all of you whining white collar office whimps to pick up an axe, chainsaw or saw and work a 20 hour day in 99 degree weather today. Actually you are all bitching cause you can't watch sports on tv. Man up office dorks!

I thought that why we pay taxes and services of that nature if they don't want to prepare like they should, we shouldn't feel sorry for them doing there job.

Survive of course that what people are born to do.....duh.

Well that's the beauty of being an American, freedom of speech, but I will not feel sorry for people doing the job they were hired to do. And if the business prepared correctly then they would not be out there doing there job in an emergency.

Does anyone know how the storm affected the Hillandale area of Silver Spring? I've got family on Devere Dr and I'm in Massachusetts.

I hate to complain but I've lived in different areas and the only time I've ever lost power is when I was in an area BGE serviced and the areas I've lived in are more populated than Maryland.

How about instead of assessing the damage, restore the bloody water service to NW Baltimore city/county! People have to smell a certain way to go to work. Flushing the toilet is also a necessity. This is such crap!!!!! They're saying no water until possibly July 4th. What BS.

Was Odenton affected? We have family we have not been able to contact. Thanks

It is frustrating on everyone. Give the hard working folks a break and be thankful you have homes to go home to with or without water, electricity, etc
From an Oklahoma and Colorado family

Please bury the power lines you cheap suckers we would not have this problem!!!!

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After reading so many comments about the latest outages, the frustration is not directed at the work crews assessing and restoring power. The problem is with the infrastructure of the power grid. Why is it that for the 25 years my husband and I lived in NYC area, for example, we had just one, yes one power outage that lasted one, yes one day. The NYC grid is mega compared to DC and its surrounds. In the 11 years we have lived in Montgomery County we have experienced at least one power outage a year BUT in the past 4 years the number and duration of these outages has skyrocketed. We are in community with underground powerlines. Our home in NYC was in a heavily wooded area with above ground lines. Problems with the Pepco grid? What do you think? Power reliability within the Nation's Capital surrounds, in my opinion, is equivalent to Third World country service. Honestly, there needs to be some serious reassessment of this grid. Yes, we can all go back to creating fires with flint stones and become hunters and gatherers once again. Fine...at least we would not be paying Pepco power service. Excuses abound but actions and effective restoration plans are needed. The Washington DC grid is an embarrassment.

There's no real reason to invest in upgrading the system. The millions that it costs over time for BG&E crews to constantly fix everything after storms just gets tacked onto our bills. They don't pay for it - we do. If it came out of their pocket, upgrades would have started 20 years ago.

It's going to get worse after Constellation Energy's merger with Exelon. Exelon is about to get hammered on their nuke side with cost over runs on the Decommissioning of their Zion Plant in the $100's of millions. That lost is going to have to be made up somewhere.

BGE should be more prepared for emergency situations. The fact is that they were not, and there is some question as to how restoration was prioritized. Much of the City did not get attended to until Monday, including senior facilities, and there are still folks here without power. O'Malley granted BGE a rate increase last December for infrastructure improvement, which we have been paying for and for which we've not seen improvement in services. So let's be real here - BGE should be more prepared for situations like this. Yes, the men and women who are working the lines are working hard, and are working in crappy conditions. I appreciate that, but this is their job, it's part of what they signed up for. If you see them out working, offer them a cold bottle of water or whatever they need to make them more comfortable, but know that they are doing their job. I'm not upset with the line workers, I'm ticked at the corporate entity that is the only ticket in town for service, that we rely on for just about every need in our lives, that each one of us pays thousands to each year, and which can't seem to get its act together in an emergency. BGE's customers deserve better. This was not the first Derecho to hit Maryland, just like last year's storm wasn't the first, and whatever storms to come won't be anything BGE hasn't dealt with before. Weather is not new, nor is the lack of preparation from BGE.

I heard a very interesting piece of information on the radio yesterday, which might explain why it seems to be taking so long to restore power.
Last summer, after hurricaine Irene, there were approx. 750,000 lost power over 48 - 60 hours. Since the hurricanie was anticipated, BGE had already brought in hundreds if not a thousand or more extra technicians, with their trucks and equipment, put them up in hotels to await the storm.
This time, something like 600,000 lost power in 2 hours. It was not anticipated, so it has taken some time to get the extra hands here.
Also, if you saw any of the news coverage on the clean-up, there are thousands of large trees, which must be removed very carefully, so as to avoid any additional damage to existing houses, walls, phone/cable wires etc. that might be under the trees. The trees don't just fall onto flat fields.
So it would help if everybody kept their nasty thoughts under control. If you have power, see what you can do to help someone without. If you don't have power, I'm sorry, please take care.
Hats off to the workers doing this strenuous work in the sweltering conditions we now have.

Bart, how dare you not assign blame to the gigantic billionaire power conglomerate or the unionized lazy county employee! Your measured, logical and fact-filled post is not appreciated. I want to blame someone because I am a little uncomfortable and you are making me think twice about doing it.

Oh, Al, I am so sorry for derailing your rant! I am also sorry for your discomfort, and wish I could help. But sometimes, the truth just has to come out.

The storms were caused by a Dereche (certainly an illegal hispanic), which usually are stopped, or at least broken up by the Appalachian Mountains as they travel very quickly from the west. This time, however, the weather was so hot here that it just poured over the mountains and hit us full force. This weather pattern is also responsible for dust storms in the west and midwest, as their weather as of late has been very dry.
Call it global warming, call it climate change, but I'm afraid we are in for more of the same in the future.

I am blaming O'Malley, he caused the storm! I heard he approved the usage of the secret weather controlling machine which caused the earthquake in Japan, the fires in Colorado, and the tsunamis. O'Malley is trying bring attention to global warming, dam him.

Storms and other nature disaster destroy people's lifes and they stay on the stree without home.

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