District of ColumbiaElectric and gas companies would explain projects behind rate changes
D.C.’s utility regulator would publish project details from electric and gas companies seeking rate changes and audit each public utility every three years.
What it does
Electric and gas companies seeking rate changes would explain the projects involved, including their costs and expected customer benefits. D.C.’s utility regulator would post those details online.
D.C.’s utility regulator would audit each public utility every three years. Audits would start at the end of the fiscal year when the law takes effect.
Argument forPublishing project costs and expected benefits could help customers question spending behind proposed changes to their utility bills.
Argument againstThe regulator could have less time for other oversight work while it conducts detailed audits of every public utility.
More detail
Electric and gas companies would submit project details with requests to change rates. This covers proposed investments considered in the request, including project and financing costs the companies plan to recover through customer bills. Companies would be responsible for providing evidence to support each project’s related rate change. The Public Service Commission would post the details within seven days of the company’s filing.
The Public Service Commission would review utilities’ finances, service quality, and community effects. The audits would cover each public utility in D.C. The commission would send audit information to the Council and D.C.’s Department of Energy and Environment. The law would take effect after mayoral approval or a Council veto override and a 30-day congressional review.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed 1st Chamber
- Passed 2nd Chamber
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Oct 1Public Hearing on B26-0704 View Public Hearing RecordLatest
- Sep 4Notice of Public Hearing Published in the District of Columbia Register
- Aug 31Notice of Public Hearing filed in the Office of Secretary by Transportation and the EnvironmentMinor
- Jun 26Notice of Intent to Act on B26-0704 Published in the District of Columbia Register
- Jun 23Referred to Committee on Transportation and the EnvironmentMinor
- Jun 15B26-0704 Introduced by Councilmember Lewis George at Office of the SecretaryIntroduced
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