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April 28, 2026
Washington, DC — The Office of the People’s Counsel for the District of Columbia (OPC) is continuing its efforts to aggressively advocate for fair and affordable rates for DC consumers in the disputed Pepco rate case, arguing that current rates are unlawful.
OPC filed an Application for Reconsideration with the DC Public Service Commission (PSC) on April 27, 2026. OPC is requesting that the PSC reconsider its decision in Order No. 22806 that asserts that Pepco’s current rates are lawful, and that ratepayers are not entitled to immediate refunds. OPC rejects the PSC's arguments and maintains that ratepayers have been improperly charged higher rates since January 1, 2025, when the rate increase went into effect and are, in fact, entitled to refunds.
The PSC issued Order No. 22806 in response to the March 26 DC Court of Appeals ruling. That ruling followed OPC's successful argment that the PSC failed to honor the statutory due process rights of ratepayers when it approved a multiyear rate increase without holding an evidentiary hearing. Siding with OPC, the court vacated the PSC’s order approving the rate increase, ruling it was improper, and sent it back to the PSC.
OPC further argues that the PSC has no authority to create so-called “interim rates,” which was an ambiguous term contained in Order No. 22806. Rather, the rates in place prior to 2025, should be restored, OPC insists.
If OPC's application is denied, it can be appealed to the DC Court of Appeals.
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