Title 34 — Public Utilities.

For the purposes of this chapter, the term: (1) “Affiliate” means a person who directly or indirectly, or through one or more intermediaries, controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with, or has directly or indirectly, any economic interest in another person. (2) “…

The Council of the District of Columbia adopts the following policy findings in support of community renewable energy: (1) Local communities benefit from the deployment of tier one renewable energy in the District, and the Council hereby encourages the Department to establish pro…

(a) On and after the initial implementation date, the supply and sale of electricity shall not be regulated except as expressly set forth in this chapter. (b)(1) Unless accelerated or delayed pursuant to subsection (c) of this section, customer choice shall begin on the initial i…

(a) Competitive billing shall begin on the initial implementation date and shall be implemented according to a schedule to be determined by the Commission. The Commission shall have the discretion to implement competitive billing for all customers on a single date. (b) This secti…

(a) The Commission’s assessment, approval, and oversight of restructuring plans, pilot programs, and the transition process, and regulation of the restructured electric industry, shall ensure orderliness and electric system reliability and shall take into consideration the intere…

(a) All electricity suppliers must obtain a license issued by the Commission in order to do business in the District of Columbia. (b) An application for an electricity supplier license shall: (1) Be made to the Commission in writing on a form adopted by the Commission; (2) Be ver…

(a)(1) The electric company shall provide distribution services to all customers and electricity suppliers on rates, terms of access, and conditions that are comparable to the electric company’s own use of its distribution system. The electric company shall not operate its distri…

(a) For the purposes of this section, the term “forecast of extreme temperature” means a National Weather Service forecast for the District of Columbia of 95 degrees Fahrenheit or above during any time of a day or of 32 degrees Fahrenheit or below during any time of a day. (b) An…

(a)(1) Unless a customer consents in writing, a market participant or the electric company may not disclose information that: (A) Is about the customer; and (B) Was supplied to the market participant or electric company by the customer. (2) This restriction shall not apply to: (A…

(a) For a violation of any provision of this chapter or a violation of any regulation or order issued under this chapter, after notice and a hearing, the Commission may: (1) Suspend or revoke a license of a market participant; (2) Impose a civil penalty on a market participant or…

(a) Standard offer service is electricity supply made available on and after the initial implementation date to: (1) Customers not yet allowed to choose an electricity supplier under the phase-in of customer choice under § 34-1502; (2) Customers who contract for electricity with …

(a) The electric company shall be provided an opportunity to recover all of its prudently incurred and verifiable net transition costs, subject to full mitigation, following the Commission’s determination under subsection (b) of this section. In connection with the foregoing: (1)…

(a)(1) The electric company may make an application to the Commission to recover all costs that have been or will be incurred by the electric company under public purpose programs established by law or ordered by the Commission, including the consumer education program establishe…

(a) The Commission and the Office of the People’s Counsel shall monitor the District of Columbia retail markets for electricity supply and services declared by the Commission to be potentially competitive services to ensure that the markets are not being adversely affected by ant…

(a) Other than its provision of standard offer service, the electric company shall not engage in the business of an electricity supplier in the District of Columbia except through an affiliate. (b) An affiliate of the electric company must obtain a license under § 34-1505 to enga…

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(a)(1) The Mayor may develop and administer a municipal aggregation program for the purchase of electricity supply and electricity supply services by District of Columbia ratepayers. (1A)(A) There is established a fund designated as the Municipal Aggregation Fund, which shall be …

No person shall construct an electric generating facility for the purpose of the retail or wholesale sale of electricity unless the Commission first determines, after notice and a hearing, that the construction of the electric generating facility is in the public interest.

(a) For the purposes of this section, “renewable energy source” means one of the following sources of energy: (1) Solar; (2) Wind; (3) Tidal; (4) Geothermal; (5) Biomass; (6) Hydroelectric facilities; and (7) Digester gas. (b) Every 6 months after the initial implementation date,…

(a) The Commission may establish a program which affords eligible customer-generators the opportunity to participate in net energy metering. (b) Any net energy metering program established by the Commission shall be subject to the following: (1) The program may include, as the Co…

(a) A community renewable energy facility may produce no greater than 5 megawatts of electricity and must have at least 2 subscribers. (b) A subscriber to an eligible community renewable energy facility may offset no more than 120% of the subscriber’s electricity consumption over…

(a) In overseeing a sale by the electric company of any or all of its generation assets, the Commission shall ensure that the sale: (1) Will not affect the reliability of the electricity supply in the District of Columbia in a deregulated electricity supply market; and (2) Will m…

Nothing in this chapter shall be deemed to require the Commission to modify, set aside, or otherwise adjust the terms of a settlement approved by the Commission in Formal Case No. 945. To the extent the existence of a settlement obviates the need for proceedings or findings as ar…

(a) An entity selling or reselling an interest in a community renewable energy facility shall provide a disclosure to the potential subscriber that includes the following, prior to the sale or resale of that subscription: (1) A good faith estimate of the annual kilowatt hours to …

Pursuant to §§ 34-1101 and 34-901, the electric company may seek recovery of any costs associated with the implementation of this chapter in a base rate case. In a base rate case filing that includes recovery of such costs, the electric company shall include in its filing with th…