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Pepco and BGE Talk About a Smart Meter Opt-Out
Electric companies consider offering opt-out policies for smart meters—but not for free.

Bailey has lived all over the United States as an Air Force brat, from Maine and Delaware to Mississippi. She also enjoyed some years in Japan eating with chopsticks. Although her initial degree was in education, Bailey went on to study visual media at The American University, which spring-boarded her career as a video producer and scriptwriter. She has also reported for the Greenbelt News Review and the Journal Newspapers. Her hobbies include reading the classics, hiking, photography and writing bad science fiction.
Electric companies consider offering opt-out policies for smart meters—but not for free.

The incandescent sun in all her glory, compliments of NASA Goddard.
Historic Greenbelt had around one foreclosure in 1,600 at the peak of the housing crisis, while in Prince George's, one in 25 homes faced foreclosure.
Wednesday, take part in a "Grapes of Wrath" book discussion and free movie screening.
Pepco says smart meters typically relay thousands of brief communications daily during scheduled and unscheduled transmittals.
A free event with an open invitation to network and get information on owning a business.
A man and woman are dead after a minivan slammed into an SUV on the BW Parkway by the Greenbelt, MD, exit.
GHI housing co-op members give their board the nod to come up with a proposal that would allow them to decide row by row to deny smoking.
The following arrest information, from May 11 - 17, was supplied by the Greenbelt Police Department. It does not indicate a conviction.
GHI's Companion Animals Committee is trying to find out how prepared cooperative members are for disasters.
GHI will see one board member depart and will gain two new members.
Police arrested two Greenbelt men on drug charges near Springhill Lake Elementary and Greenbelt Middle School.
An assault victim was taken to the hospital, after two masked men bearing handguns robbed him in Greenbelt, MD, on Thursday, according to police.
As living trusts gain popularity in GHI, members will get a chance to vote on making them a part of bylaws changes on Thursday.
The worst of all the bylaws, when it comes to coherency, is up for a vote tonight, says GHI Treasurer.
Take a look at what GHI has planned for its annual membership meeting Thursday night.
Learn about avoiding probate costs and minimizing estate taxes, tax-wise use of trusts, gift annuities and other estate planning issues.
Seven GHI members are running for five seats on the GHI Board of Directors.
Curves is offering free memberships and fitness assessments in Greenbelt, MD, through Friday.
From a Greenbelt city official to a Baltimore shelter volunteer to a White Marsh dog groomer, concerned Marylanders hope legislators will stand up to the court on pit bulls.