Grid
Making Energy Affordability an Operating Principle of the Grid in DC and Maryland
Together with Pepco and Utilize Coalition, Electrify DC is leading the Affordability and Grid Optimization Task Force created on July 9th, 2026. Over the course of 12 months, the Task Force will produce: Grid Optimization & Affordability Framework — a practical framework for how utilities evaluate grid needs and compare operational, flexible, and traditional infrastructure…
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RFK as a neighborhood-scale flexible energy system that lowers energy costs for all DC residents
On August 14, 2026, Electrify DC submitted comments on the RFK Campus Master Plan draft for public comment. The RFK campus is a chance for DC to build a model stadium and neighborhood that will be the premier, sustainable, and economic example befitting our nation’s capital. In the face of DC’s energy affordability crisis, the RFK…
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Electrify DC testifies before the District of Columbia Public Service Commission
On June 4, 2026, the Public Service Commission of the District of Columbia (PSC) held a legislative-style hearing to examine the key drivers behind recent increases in the “generation” or supply portion of residential electric bills and explore potential pathways to address rising energy affordability concerns impacting District residents (Formal Case No. 1186, Order…
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Part 1 — The Electric Grid Is Changing Faster Than We Can See
Cue Backstory – why this series exists and what a study of the DC grid taught us Last fall, when we presented to our regulators on accelerating adoption of renewable energy in DC, something clicked for us in real time. We didn’t just show some pretty maps and talk technical jargon. We showed how…
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