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Summary
The District of Columbia has had customer energy efficiency programs funded by a systems benefits charge and administered by the District of Columbia Energy Office since a 2005 decision by the DC Public Service Commission. This fund, the Reliable Energy Trust Fund, was created as a result of the District's 1999 Retail Electric Competition and Consumer Protection Act. The fund has supported a variety of programs and services since it was established in 2005. Funding in 2006 was about $8 million.
In 2008, the District of Columbia enacted the Clean and Affordable Energy Act, which eliminated the Reliable Energy Trust Fund and replaced it with the Sustainable Energy Trust Fund. This fund will be administered by a third-party "Sustainable Energy Utility" with an initial budget of $7.5 million in 2009. The budget will increase to $20 million per year by 2012.
In December 2008, the DC Public Service Commission approved five demand-side management programs. These programs will be implemented by PEPCO, a local utility.
The District of Columbia has no Energy Efficiency Resource Standard, does not provide incentives for utilities that offer energy efficiency programs, and does not provide decoupling as an option, although it is currently being considered by the commission. |
| Customer Energy Efficiency Programs |
The District of Columbia has had customer energy efficiency programs funded by a systems benefits charge and administered by the District of Columbia Energy Office since a 2005 decision by the Public Service Commission of the District of Columbia. This fund, the Reliable Energy Trust Fund, was created as a result of authorization included in the District's 1999 "Retail Electric Competition and Consumer Protection Act." The fund has supported a variety of programs and services since it was established in 2005. Program services include energy awareness programs, rebates for efficient appliances, and low-income energy assistance. In December 2008, the DC Public Service Commission approved five demand-side management programs. These programs will be implemented by PEPCO, a local utility.
The program funding and administration is undergoing fundamental change. In 2008, the District of Columbia enacted the Clean and Affordable Energy Act, which effectively eliminated the Reliable Energy Trust Fund and replaced it with a new fund, the Sustainable Energy Trust Fund. This fund will be administered by a third-party "Sustainable Energy Utility." This structure is to be established in 2009.
Natural gas energy efficiency programs are not available in the District of Columbia.
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The initial public benefits energy efficiency program created in 2005 was funded at a level of about $8 million in 2006. There is no data available from the EIA for 2007 utility spending on energy efficiency. The changes underway in funding and administration of energy efficiency and related renewable energy programs in the District will yield a significantly larger program budget by 2012, when total funding is expected to be about $20 million. Funding for the initial year of the "Sustainable Energy Utility" is projected to be $7.5 million.
The federal economic stimulus contributed $22 million to the District of Columbia’s State Energy Program (SEP).
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| Energy Efficiency Resource Standard |
None in place or proposed.
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In September 2009, Potomac Electric Power Company (PEPCO) received approval for its Bill Stabilization Adjustment which would implement electric revenue decoupling. Case No. 1053, Order No. 15556.
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| Reward Structures for Successful Energy Efficiency Programs |
None in place or proposed.
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| Energy Efficiency as a Resource |
Not in place or proposed.
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Last Updated
10/29/2009
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