The Washington Examiner recently ran articles about shutting down a power plan in Alexandria due to environmentalist concerns as well as an article about low satisfaction with Pepco.
http://washingtonexaminer.com/blogs/capital-land/2011/08/alexandria-power-plant-shut-down
http://washingtonexaminer.com/local/2011/07/satisfaction-pepco-plunges
Environmental extremists hale the announcement of the closing of the Potomac River Generating Station. Meanwhile, consumers award Pepco with a score of 54 on a scale of 1-100, and Business Insider declares Pepco the, "most hated," company in America. The low rating comes from repeated outages during adverse weather conditions leaving without power for a few hours or even days. If these extremists continue to have their way with coal fired power plants, energy rationing lurks just around the corner. If that happens, energy customers will yearn for the days when they complained about outages lasting for hours or days. In its place policy makers will institute peak usage surcharge rates and regularly scheduled blackouts. Don't be surprised if brownouts become commonplace too. The extremists cite asthma as a primary reason for the advocating this plant's closure. Take it from somebody with asthma, the extremists' successful efforts to replace my albuterol inhaler with the, "more ozone friendly," less effective version show how much they truly care about people with asthma. Alexandria mayor Bill Euille calls this great news. Why doesn't he put actions to words and sever every power line to his personal home until a new plant generates what the closing power plant won't?
