Disconnection notices spike alongside Pepco’s revenue for June

Pepco’s official June numbers are published and summer rates are in full effect. With the increase in the cost of electricity, residents started to feel the strain. Immediately, disconnection notices increased by over 1,000 homes (or 16%). Alongside this, Pepco’s revenue shot up by about $8.5 million, representing the increased cost that Pepco willingly passes along to regular households.

Even with the increased cost of electricity, utility debt for both standard and low-income residents remained steady month-on-month. From May, both metrics actually ticked down. However, this does not account for the heatwave that hit the DMV, which is bound to skew next month’s numbers.

As a reminder, the OPC is still petitioning the courts that Pepco’s rates are illegally high, pointing to PSC Chairman Thompson and Commissioner Trabue keeping Pepco rates at the now-thrown out 2024 levels. In March, the DC Court of Appeals threw out Pepco’s approved rate hike since the PSC did not do its job properly in legally vetting Pepco’s claimed need for more money from residents and businesses.