DC residents will see an average 17.7% increase in their monthly electric bill on June 1
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Pepco's Standard Offer Service (SOS) rate for electricity generation in the District of Columbia is set to increase on June 1, 2025.This change will affect res
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The original was posted on /r/washingtondc by /u/Famous-Grape6984 on 2025-05-08 14:44:54+00:00.

The PSC approved Pepco’s increased supply rates starting this summer. This is for the actual price of energy, not the additional fee Pepco charges to deliver said energy over their lines. The average residential customer will see a ~17.7% increase ($20) per bill.

Pepco is pointing to the following for increased energy costs:

  • Retirement of generating facilities across the regional electric wholesale market
  • More electric wholesale market rules (helping to ensure that generating plants are available when needed)
  • Increasing requirements for renewable energy
  • Increasing demand for electricity by new, high-usage regional data centers

While PJM has been notorious for slow-walking interconnection of renewable projects to the grid, you can find the full approval/rates here in FC 1017, Order No. 22412: https://edocket.dcpsc.org/apis/api/Filing/download?attachId=222614&guidFileName=fce7d626-c5d5-4321-ba57-40dde8406dee.pdf