Potomac Electric: Win Some, Lose Some

has allowed Potomac Electric Power Co. rate recovery of costs associated with the development of electric vehicles for fleet use under alternate-fuel vehicle requirements imposed under the Energy Policy Act of 1992. The PSC rejected a request by the Greater Washington Petroleum Committee, an oil industry trade group, to deny funding because electric vehicle technology had not evolved to a point that promotes consumer acceptance of a competitively priced vehicle. The trade group argued that the utility had failed to show that it had examined lower-cost alternatives, such as vehicles that use other nonpetroleum fuels like natural gas alcohol or liquified petroleum gases.