The federal agency that ensures the stability of the electricity system has been shut down for two days due to a power outage in Washington.
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s mission statement is to “assist consumers in obtaining reliable, efficient and sustainable energy services.” But Pepco, the utility serving FERC, is known as one of the most unreliable power providers in the U.S., according to a 2010 investigation by the Washington Post:
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s mission statement is to “assist consumers in obtaining reliable, efficient and sustainable energy services.” But Pepco, the utility serving FERC, is known as one of the most unreliable power providers in the U.S., according to a 2010 investigation by the Washington Post:
Pepco’s reliability problems are more pervasive. Some of Pepco’s most disturbing failures come quietly on days with no violent weather, according to The Post’s analysis of industry data, interviews with experts and a review of thousands of pages of documents.
For the second day in a row, FERC employees have been told not to come into work because Pepco has been unable to restore power.
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