Bi-Weekly Report on Community Renewable Energy Facilities Practices in Washington D.C.

Strategic Insights -

The Public Service Commission of the District of Columbia has directed the Potomac Electric Power Company to submit bi-weekly reports regarding its practices with community renewable energy facilities. This report, the 45th of its kind, provides an update on Pepco's technological development phase for a permanent meter reading solution, which is now operational and capable of reading meter generation data from CREF meters with provided access. However, only 331 CREF meters have been successfully read by Pepco, with the remaining using estimates or being offline.

Key Takeaways:

  • Pepco completed the technological development phase for a permanent meter reading solution as of September 30, 2024, which is operational and capable of reading meter generation data from CREF meters with provided access.
  • As of June 19, 2025, Pepco has successfully read 331 CREF meters, while 32 meters rely on System Sized Estimates (PV Watts) due to unreadable meters, and 8 CREFs were offline during the billing period.
  • The permanent meter reading solution can read CREFs generation meters, but some CREF locations have not provided Pepco with access to read their generation data, resulting in estimates.
  • Attachment 1 to the report provides an assessment of the time CREFs/Subscriber Organizations have engaged with Pepco for meetings, while Attachment 2 provides an assessment of the time spent on site for meter removals.
  • Attachment 3 provides the CREF Meter Reading Status, including location, meter make and model, whether the meter was read or default value was used, total number of subscribers, and CREFs/Subscriber Organizations that received a monthly credit.

Statistics:

  • 331 CREF meters have been successfully read by Pepco as of June 19, 2025.
  • 32 CREF meters rely on System Sized Estimates (PV Watts) due to unreadable meters.
  • 8 CREFs were offline during the billing period.
  • 45 bi-weekly reports have been submitted by Pepco to the Public Service Commission as of June 19, 2025.
  • September 30, 2024, marked the completion of the technological development phase for the permanent meter reading solution.

Sources:

  • Public Service Commission of the District of Columbia, Formal Case No. 1171, In the Matter of The Investigation into Community Renewable Energy Facility Practices in The District, Order No. 22296.
  • Potomac Electric Power Company, Bi-Weekly Report of Potomac Electric Power Company, dated June 19, 2025, submitted to the Public Service Commission of the District of Columbia.