The recent outages that affected Pepco customers throughout the Washington metropolitan area made clear the profound dilemma all of us face as we increase our dependence on electricity to power large appliances, hand-held devices and information technology. We live in an age when demand is escalating. Our electric delivery system must meet that demand. Despite annual investments by Pepco averaging $232 million, advancements in electric technology have not kept pace with information technology. For example, Pepco still must rely on customers to call the company to provide notice of power outages.
via We can’t end outages, but we can respond to them better.
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