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Potomac Electric Power Company Seeks Extension on Timeline for Comments in Rate Application Inquiry

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Pursuant to Rule 105.8 of the Rules of Practice and Procedure of the Public Service Commission of the District of Columbia, Potomac Electric Power Company (Pepco) has requested an enlargement of time for all interested persons to file comments in response to a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NOPR) issued by the Commission on May 2, 2025. The Company has submitted an Unopposed Motion to Extend Timeline for Comments, seeking until September 1, 2025 to file initial comments and November 3, 2025 to file reply comments. Pepco has stated that good cause exists to grant this enlargement due to the extensive nature of the NOPR, which, if approved, would regulate many aspects of utility rate applications.

Key Takeaways:

  • Pepco has requested an enlargement of time for all interested persons to file comments in response to the Commission's NOPR, seeking until September 1, 2025 to file initial comments and November 3, 2025 to file reply comments.
  • The Company has stated that good cause exists to grant this enlargement due to the extensive nature of the NOPR, which, if approved, would regulate many aspects of utility rate applications.
  • Pepco has cited the consent or non-opposition from the Office of People's Counsel for the District of Columbia, the District of Columbia Government, the Apartment and Office Building Association of Metropolitan Washington, and Washington Gas Light Company to support their motion.
  • The Unopposed Motion to Extend Timeline for Comments includes a certificate of service, indicating that a copy of the motion has been served on all parties of record, including the Public Service Commission of the District of Columbia, the Office of People's Counsel, AOBA, and Washington Gas.
  • Pepco has represented that the extension of the timeline would yield more considered and thorough comments for the Commission's consideration of this important topic.

Statistics:

  • The Public Service Commission of the District of Columbia issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NOPR) on May 2, 2025.
  • The Unopposed Motion to Extend Timeline for Comments was submitted on June 26, 2025.
  • Pepco is seeking until September 1, 2025 to file initial comments and November 3, 2025 to file reply comments.
  • The Office of People's Counsel, the District of Columbia Government, AOBA, and Washington Gas Light Company have either consented or do not oppose Pepco's motion.

Sources:

  • Public Service Commission of the District of Columbia - [Appendix A, Potomac Electric Power Company's Unopposed Motion to Extend Timeline for Comments, Page 1]
  • Public Service Commission of the District of Columbia - [Appendix A, Potomac Electric Power Company's Unopposed Motion to Extend Timeline for Comments, Page 2]
  • Public Service Commission of the District of Columbia - [Appendix A, Potomac Electric Power Company's Unopposed Motion to Extend Timeline for Comments, Page 3]

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