buzzz worthy. . . The PEPCO electric company has reported a massive power outage throughout much of downtown DC, including the White House today. In a press statement PEPCO explained: "Shortly before 1 p.m. Tuesday we experienced a dip in voltage in the Washington D.C. area. This was caused by an issue with a transmission line. There was never a loss of permanent supply of electricity to customers. The dip in voltage caused equipment at some customer facilities to transfer to their backup systems. The momentary outage occurred because of customer equipment responding to a dip in voltage. Customers should be able to operate their own equipment at this time. There are no current supply problems. We have crews onsite investigating the cause." The Department of Homeland Security is also investigating the cause. Homeland security officials said an explosion at a southern Maryland electrical facility is believed to have caused the power surge that temp...
The Slice News/Report is news entitty owned by Jireh Communications Group and is operated, written and or edited by a member of the working press. The content, whether editorial, exclusive or news headlines is both reliable and credible. The companion radio report airs weekly on AM and FM radio dials nationwide. The Slice News is available at www.theslicenews.com. News from the The Slice is posted on Facebook and other social media outlets to inform the public of current news items.