Since 2020, Pepco has increased delivery fees by 33%

An analysis by the Office of People’s Council found that delivery fees in Pepco’s Maryland service area have gone up 33% in just five years. This number has far outpaced inflation, visualized by their own helpful graph. It’s important to note that delivery fees are the cost that pay for the energy infrastructure in place, such as power lines, meters, and other capital owned by Pepco.

The OPC notes that delivery charges typically go up when utilities spend on “new, long-lasting infrastructure, which increases utility profits as customers pay for the infrastructure through rate increases.” In short, this is a charge that directly boosts Pepco’s bottom line; it is not a “pass through” cost from power plants or PJM (the transmission interconnector from which Pepco buys its power).

These sky-high costs have shown more than ever that Pepco is spending recklessly and without their customers in mind. We need a utility take puts residents before shareholders.