Pepco Vows to be Good Neighbor, Keep Substation in Old Town
As power company GenOn dismantles its plant in North Old Town, Pepco says it will remain and work on remediation efforts.
Power company Pepco plans to operate its substation indefinitely on its site in North Old Town so that it can serve customers in Washington, D.C., Maryland's Montgomery and Prince George’s counties as well as areas in Northern Virginia. It does not serve power to the City of Alexandria. “Pepco will continue to be a good neighbor. We will continue to have the substation and we’re working closely with GenOn on remediation,” said Wes McNealy, director of environmental services for Pepco parent company Pepco Holdings, at a Thursday night meeting. GenOn officially shut down its electricity generation operations Oct. 1. Pepco's substation was connected to the plant and it owns the land leased by GenOn. McNealy outlined for the North Old Town …
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