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Commission Files Notice Of Inquiry Into the Adequacy Of The Purchase Of Receivables (POR) Program
The inquiry involves the POR programs at Pepco and Washington Gas Light.
From Notice:
[ *** ] the Commission seeks comments from stakeholders on the best way to address the issues facing the POR program:
a. Is the POR program still necessary to encourage utility competition in the District? Please explain your position in detail.
b. Should the POR Discount Rate calculation be modified? If yes, explain how it should be modified for Residential, Small Commercial, and Large Commercial Customers, and why?
c. How should the Commission direct Pepco or WGL to treat existing and future under collections and or over-collections? Please provide a detailed explanation.
d. Should the Commission change the POR Discount Rate calculation when there is a change in the utility commodity cost? If so, how should the threshold be determined?
e. What is the current status of the utility competition (both electric and gas) in the District since the POR programs were introduced? Please provide the status for residential and commercial suppliers separately, if available.
f. At the outset of the POR programs in DC, proponents claimed that the POR program would incentivize retail market supplier competition in the District and provide more choices of utility supply for DC customers. i. Have DC customers benefited from the DC POR program? If so, explain the benefits, including the impact of the POR program on customers and the competitive market in DC. ii. How would the discontinuation of a POR program affect the retail suppliers and/or DC customers?
- What additional factors (if any) should the Commission consider when deciding about the future of the POR program in the District?
[ *** ] Persons interested in commenting on the issues presented in this NOI shall file their comments no later than 30 days after the date of this Notice. Reply comments shall be filed no later than 45 days after the date of this Notice. Comments may be filed with Brinda WestbrookSedgwick, Commission Secretary, Public Service Commission of the District of Columbia, at the Commission’s website at https://edocket.dcpsc.org/public/public_comments.
Persons with questions concerning this Notice should call the Commission Secretary’s Office at 202-626-5150 or send an email to Hunter Davis at hdavis@psc.dc.gov.
Notice (06/18/2025)
PEPPOR-2025-01 (03/17/2025)
(Purchase Of Receivables)
PEPPOR-2025-01 (04/15/2025)
(Purchase Of Receivables)
