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Harrison Pyros
After years of sky-high rate hikes, Bowser’s utility regulators seek reappointment
Harrison Pyros
Spring 2026
Corporate greed, reviewed and approved by Mayor Muriel Bowser's appointees, is driving skyrocketing rate increases for DC's working class.
Regulators promised to review Pepco's spending. They approved a rate increase instead.
Harrison Pyros
Spring 2025
By 2027, Pepco will have captured $231 million more in rates, taking nearly a quarter billion dollars from DC residents and businesses.
Pepco tries to hide rate hikes behind climate readiness
Harrison Pyros
Summer 2024
Why is the District government allowing a monopoly to regulate itself?