Author: DCPC Staff Published: 6/3/2026 DCPC.gov

This Legislative-Style Hearing seeks to discuss key drivers and possible solutions to the recent increases in the “generation” portion of a residential customer’s bill.

IMPACT OF THE PJM CAPACITY AUCTIO

PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

1325 G STREET, N.W., SUITE 800

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20005

NOTICE OF LEGISLATIVE-STYLE (INFORMATIONAL) HEARING

May 15, 2026

FORMAL CASE NO. 1017, IN THE MATTER OF THE DEVELOPMENT

AND

DESIGNATION OF STANDARD OFFER SERVICE IN THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA,

FORMAL CASE NO. 1183, IN THE MATTER OF THE INVESTIGATION INTO THEN AND THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE

PJM CAPACITY AUCTION TASK FORCE, and FORMAL CASE NO. 1186, IN THE MATTER OF THE INVESTIGATION

INTO

ENERGY AFFORDABILITY IN THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA,

1.The Public Service Commission of the District of Columbia (“Commission”)hereby gives notice that the Commission will hold a Legislative-Style Hearing on Wednesday,

June 3, 2026, beginning at 11:00 a.m. in the Comm

ission’s Hearing Room located at 1325 G Street,

N.W., Suite 800, Washington, DC 20005.

The hearing seeks to discuss key drivers and possible solutions to the recent increases in the “generation” portion of a residential customer’s bill. The District of Columbia, along with other states nationwide, has experienced a dramatic increase in wholesale supply costs for the average residential customer. In 2020, “generation” accounted for approximately 50% of an average residential bill but as of January 2026, it rose to roughly 58%. Put another way, in 2020 the average generation portion of a residential bill was about $35 and as of January 2026, it has doubled to about $80.

2. This hearing will explore the causes of those increases and also seek possible solutions to mitigate further increases. Topics to be discussed include capacity auction prices, data center demand growth, reduced supply due to generation retirements, interconnection reform, legislative mandates, bilateral contracting, power purchase agreements, potential structural modifications to the utility’s SOS procurement auction and laddering framework, community renewable energy facilities and other possible reforms. Given the breadth of these topics, the Commission invites key regional grid operators, consumer advocates, and government agencies, including PJM Interconnection, LLC, Bates White, LLC, Potomac Electric Power Company (PEPCO), the Office of People’s Counsel (OPC), the Apartment & Office Building Association(AOBA), and the District Department of Energy and the Environment (DOEE) to testify about increasing generation costs. Invited speakers are directed to file prefilestatements by

Friday, May29, 2026, in the above captioned cases.

FC1017 – 2026 – E – 1110, FC1183 – 2026 – M – 48, FC1186 – 2026 – M – 40

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