On August 10, 2022, the District of Columbia Public Service Commission (PSC) approved the Potomac Electric Power Co.’s (Pepco) proposed Energy Efficiency and Demand Response (EEDR) Program to help reduce the amount of energy used by homes and businesses in the District.[1] Pepco will begin to implement the three-year EERD Program on January 1, 2023. The total budget for the program’s nine projects is approximately $92.4 million, with a third of the costs allocated to programs benefiting low- and moderate-income customers. The nine programs include the Efficient Products Program, Quick Home Energy Check-Up Program, Residential Behavior Based Program, Low- and Moderate-Income Home Energy Program, Commercial Behavior Based Program, Midstream Program, Existing Buildings Program, Low- and Moderate-Income Community Pilots, and Small Business Program.

According to the PSC, by the third year, the program is forecasted to achieve 226,831 MWh, or nearly 1%, in energy savings and cut CO2 emissions by about 181,000 metric tons. The PSC also approved Rider EEDR, a surcharge to recover program costs associated with the program based on usage and applied uniformly to all customers, excluding the utility’s Residential Aid Discount customers. Pepco will be required to file performance indicators, conduct program evaluations, and file semi-annual reports.

[1] https://edocket.dcpsc.org/apis/api/Filing/download?attachId=172220&guidFileName=2cb48217-3e48-4672-80dd-87518f756561.pdf