Title 34, Public Utilities.

The District’s property ownership interest in the DDOT Underground Electric Company Infrastructure Property shall be effective and perfected against all third parties and shall not be affected or impaired by, among other things, the occurrence of any one or more of the following:…

The imposition, collection, and receipt of DDOT Underground Electric Company Infrastructure Improvement Charges shall not be subject to taxation by the District.

The Bonds shall not constitute an indebtedness of the electric company.

(a) The Commission is authorized to issue financing orders upon application by the electric company. All financing orders, among their other provisions, shall: (1) Specify the maximum amount of Bonds that are authorized for issuance, the amount not to exceed the limitations set f…

(a) Within 60 days from May 3, 2014, the District shall provide the electric company with estimates of the DDOT Underground Electric Company Infrastructure Improvement Annual Revenue Requirements that will enable the District to pay the debt service and other financing costs asso…

(a)(1) The Commission shall publish notice to the public of the application before deciding upon an application for a financing order and provide for a period of no less than 14 days for public comment and filing of motions to intervene. The electric company shall provide notice …

A financing order is irrevocable and the Commission may not reduce, impair, or terminate the DDOT Underground Electric Company Infrastructure Improvement Property approved in the financing order or impair the collection or recovery of the DDOT Underground Electric Company Infrast…

(a) A financing order shall remain in effect until the Bonds have been paid in full and all financing costs relating to the Bonds have been paid in full. (b) A financing order shall remain in effect and unabated notwithstanding the bankruptcy, reorganization, or insolvency of the…

If the Commission issues a financing order, the Commission, in the exercise of its powers and carrying out its duties, may not thereafter consider: (1) The Bonds described in the financing order to be the debt of the electric company; (2) The DDOT Underground Electric Company Inf…

(a) Within 45 days of May 3, 2014, and no later than September 30, 2016, September 30, 2019, and September 30, 2022, the electric company and DDOT shall jointly file with the Commission and concurrently serve upon the OPC an application for approval of their triennial Underground…

(a) An application to the Commission by the electric company and DDOT for approval of the triennial Underground Infrastructure Improvement Projects Plan shall include: (1) The ranking reliability performance of individual feeders as follows: (A) A measurement and ranking of the r…

(a)(1) Before deciding upon an application for an order approving the triennial Underground Infrastructure Improvement Projects Plan, the Commission shall first publish notice to the public of the application and provide for a period of no less than 60 days for public comment and…

(a) Upon making the findings described in subsection (b) of this section, the Commission shall issue an order approving or denying the application and triennial Underground Infrastructure Improvement Projects Plan to authorize the proposed DDOT Underground Electric Company Infras…

(a) Upon completion of construction by DDOT and acceptance by the electric company, the District shall transfer legal title to the DDOT Underground Electric Company Infrastructure Improvements to the electric company for the sum of one dollar. (b) DDOT Underground Electric Compan…

An application to the Commission by the electric company or DDOT to amend an existing Underground Infrastructure Improvement Projects Plan, approved by the Commission pursuant to § 34-1313.10, shall describe the purpose to be accomplished by the proposed amendment, the financial …

An application to amend an existing Commission order authorizing the electric company to impose and collect Underground Project Charges shall describe the purpose to be accomplished by the proposed amendment, the financial impacts, if any, to the electric company’s customers that…

(a) Following the issuance of a series of Bonds, the electric company, or other person as may be designated by the Commission, shall file with the Commission, no later than April 1 of each year, or more frequently as necessary and as provided in the financing order, a request for…

(a) No later than April 1 of each year following issuance of an order authorizing the imposition and collection of Underground Project Charges and for as long as such order remains in effect, the electric company shall file with the Commission an application for approval of the e…

The Commission shall expedite its consideration of applications pursuant to §§ 34-1313.12 and 34-1313.13. In proceedings to consider the applications, the Commission’s decision shall be issued no later than 120 days of the close of the period for public comment upon the applicati…

Within 120 days of May 3, 2014, the Commission shall amend its rules of practice and procedure to establish rules to expedite the reconsideration of any Commission order that will be issued to decide a matter put before it pursuant to subchapter III of this chapter.

A financing order, an order approving an Underground Infrastructure Improvement Projects Plan, an order amending an Underground Infrastructure Improvement Projects Plan, or an order approving an annual adjustment to the Underground Project Charges are each a final order of the Co…

(a)(1) By December 31, 2019, the Mayor, the Commission, the OPC, and the electric company shall issue a jointly written report to the Council that: (A) Evaluates the effectiveness of the DDOT Underground Electric Company Infrastructure Improvement Activity and the Electric Compan…

(a) The costs to be incurred by the Commission and the OPC, respectively, with respect to the implementation, administration, and enforcement of this chapter and any proceedings under this chapter shall constitute expenses that are recoverable from the Public Service Commission A…

Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to limit the Commission’s authorization under § 34-2802 to adopt rules and regulations consistent with the provisions of this chapter.

(a) A public inconvenience fee and steel plate fee shall not apply to Electric Company Infrastructure Improvement Activity or to the gas company for any natural gas infrastructure relocation required under the Underground Infrastructure Improvement Projects Plan for the first 60 …

(a) The gas company may establish a regulatory asset for the operating and capital-related costs of any gas plant relocation that is necessary for the completion of DDOT Underground Electric Company Infrastructure Improvement Activity incurred by the gas company between base rate…

The Mayor of the District of Columbia may authorize any electric light company existing June 11, 1896, to construct and use under such regulations as the Council of the District of Columbia may fix conduits for the reception of overhead wires existing on said date within the terr…

Until Congress shall provide for a conduit system it shall be unlawful to lay conduits or erect overhead wires for electric lighting purposes in any road, street, avenue, highway, park, or reservation, except as specifically authorized by law; provided, however, that the Mayor of…

All conduits existing on July 7, 1898, within the fire limits, and all overhead electric light wires existing on July 7, 1898, without the fire limits in the District of Columbia are hereby legalized until otherwise provided by law, and house connections may be made with such ove…

The Mayor of the District of Columbia is hereby authorized to issue permits to electric light companies existing on July 8, 1898, in the District of Columbia for the extension of overhead electric wires existing on July 8, 1898, outside the fire limits and west of Rock Creek to b…

The Mayor of the District of Columbia is hereby authorized, under conditions and regulations to be prescribed by the Council of the District of Columbia, to permit the erection of poles and the stringing of overhead wires thereon outside of the fire limits and east of Rock Creek …

The Mayor of the District of Columbia is hereby authorized to grant permits for the repair, enlargement, and extension, under proper regulations to be prescribed by the Council of the District of Columbia, of electric lighting conduits existing on June 6, 1900, and in every condu…

The Mayor of the District of Columbia is authorized to grant permits for the repair, enlargement, and extension, under proper regulations, of existing electric-lighting conduits, and in every conduit constructed or to be constructed under the provisions of this section, 3 ducts s…

The Mayor of the District of Columbia is hereby authorized, in his discretion, to permit the Potomac Electric Power Company to make connections between its conduits and the conduits of the Washington Railway and Electric Company and all other companies controlled by the Washingto…

(a) For the purposes of this chapter, the term: (1) “Black liquor” means the spent cooking liquor from the Kraft process of paper making. (1A) “Brush” means shrubs and stands of short, scrubby trees that do not reach merchantable size. (2) “Commission” means the Public Service Co…

(a) The Commission shall implement a renewable energy portfolio standard which applies to all District of Columbia retail electricity sales, except as provided under subsection (b) of this section. (a-1)(1) For nonresidential solar heating, cooling, or process heat property syste…

(a) Energy from a tier one renewable source: (1) Shall be eligible for inclusion in meeting the standard regardless of when the generating system or facility was placed in service; and (2) May be applied to the percentage requirements of the standard for either tier one renewable…

(a) Each electricity supplier shall submit an annual compliance report to the Commission, by a date and in a form prescribed by the Commission. (b)(1) Each report shall include clear and concise information that: (A) Demonstrates that the electricity supplier has complied with th…

(a) The Commission shall allow the local distribution company to recover actual dollar-for-dollar prudently costs incurred, including a compliance fee under § 34-1434, in complying with a mandated renewable energy portfolio standard. The electricity distribution company may also …

(a) There is established a fund designated as the Renewable Energy Development Fund, which shall be separate from the General Fund of the District of Columbia and shall be used solely for the purposes set forth in this section. All fees, payment, investment earnings, or other fun…

(a) The Commission shall select a market-based renewable electricity tracking system to facilitate the creation and transfer of renewable energy credits. (b) The Commission may designate the Energy Office to administer the electricity tracking system. The Commission or the Energy…

(a) An electricity supplier may use accumulated renewable energy credits to meet the renewable energy portfolio standard by submitting them to the Commission as evidence of compliance. (b) A renewable energy credit may be sold or otherwise transferred. (c) Except as authorized un…

(a) The Commission may impose an administrative fee on a renewable energy credit transaction, but the amount of the fee may not exceed the Commission’s actual direct cost of processing the transaction. (b) On or before May 1 of each year, the Commission shall provide a report to …

(a) The definitions added to § 34-1431 by D.C. Law 20-245 (“amendment act”) shall apply to District of Columbia Standard Offer Service wholesale supply contracts effective on or after June 1, 2015. (b) The definitions added by the amendment act shall apply after December 31, 2017…

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…