Public Service Commission of the District of Columbia Grants Unopposed Motion for Enlargement of Time to Submit Comments Regarding Potomac Electric Power Company's 2025 Annual Consolidated Report
The Public Service Commission of the District of Columbia has issued an order granting the Office of the People's Counsel for the District of Columbia's unopposed motion for an enlargement of time to submit comments regarding the Potomac Electric Power Company's 2025 Annual Consolidated Report. This decision affects the filing deadlines for comments and reply comments on the report, which contains key information about Pepco's electric distribution system and operations in the District of Columbia. The Commission has granted the motion due to good cause, citing the unavoidable delay in procuring a consultant for the Office's comments.
Key Takeaways:
- The Public Service Commission of the District of Columbia has granted the Office of the People's Counsel for the District of Columbia's unopposed motion for an enlargement of time to submit comments regarding the Potomac Electric Power Company's 2025 Annual Consolidated Report.
- The new deadline for comments is July 14, 2025, with reply comments due sixty days thereafter.
- The decision affects the filing deadlines for comments and reply comments on the report, which contains key information about Pepco's electric distribution system and operations in the District of Columbia.
- The Commission has broad authority in managing its docket and will generally grant a request for an enlargement of time if good cause is shown, as in this instance.
- The Potomac Electric Power Company's 2025 Annual Consolidated Report was filed on April 15, 2025, and the original deadline for comments was sixty days after filing, or May 15, 2025.
- The Office of the People's Counsel for the District of Columbia requested the enlargement of time to submit comments, citing good cause due to the unavoidable delay in procuring a consultant.
- The Commission's General Counsel has delegated authority to issue orders on unopposed motions for extension of time, and any party may file a petition for reconsideration of the decision.
Statistics:
- The original deadline for comments on the Potomac Electric Power Company's 2025 Annual Consolidated Report was May 15, 2025.
- The new deadline for comments is July 14, 2025.
- The deadline for reply comments is sixty days after the submission of initial comments, or within four months of the filing of the ACR.
- The Commission has granted the unopposed motion for an enlargement of time to submit comments, citing good cause and the avoidance of prejudice to any party or stakeholder.
- The Potomac Electric Power Company's 2025 Annual Consolidated Report was filed on April 15, 2025.
Sources:
- PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 1325 G STREET, N.W., SUITE 800 WASHINGTON, D.C. 20005 ORDER UNDER DELEGATED AUTHORITY June 9, 2025 PEPACR2025-01-E, IN THE MATTER OF THE CONSOLIDATED REPORT OF POTOMAC ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY, Order No. 22436
- PEPACR2025-01-E, 2025 Annual Consolidated Report, filed April 15, 2025 ("2025 ACR")
- 15 DCMR SS 502.2
- 15 DCMR SS 105.8
- 15 DCMR SS 105.10
- Formal Case No. 1175, In the Matter of Washington Gas Light Company's Application for Approval of PROJECTpipes 3 Plan, Order No. 21573, P 10 n.16, rel. February 17, 2023.