Pepco
- Last verified (benchmark)
- Mar 21, 2026
- Last verified (tariff snapshot)
- Mar 21, 2026
- Page updated
- Mar 21, 2026
Pepco is an investor-owned electric utility serving customers in Washington, DC. Pepco is the electric utility for Washington, DC. This benchmark uses the default Pepco Standard Offer Service setup rather than a competitive supplier offer, so it is the best apples-to-apples baseline for typical DC households.
This page brings together tariff-based rate information from our research, federal EIA statistics on sales and generation when available, and the cities and states this provider serves.
Residential rates
Tariff snapshot (Washington, DC, DC)
- Customer charge
- $20.40/mo
- Energy charge (example tier)
- 16.78¢/kWh
Seasonal/tiered rates and riders may apply. Example tier used in our estimates.
opc-dc.gov· verified 2026-03-21Example bill at 1,000 kWh (derived from tariff snapshot): $188.22/mo
Based on snapshot; excludes local taxes/fees; riders may vary.
For city-specific estimates (including water, sewer, trash), see Washington, DC's full breakdown
Typical bill benchmark (regulator / utility)
Typical residential bill at 1,000 kWh (example): $188.22/mo (18.82¢/kWh)
opc-dc.gov· verified 2026-03-21Modeled from the Office of the People's Counsel Pepco Residential R winter calculator at 1,000 kWh, which reflects default Pepco Standard Offer Service charges plus delivery, riders, and credits.
Benchmarks reflect typical delivered bills; tariff snapshots show a specific rate schedule component used in our estimates.
Our estimates use tariff and official rate data from utility and regulatory sources. See our methodology for how we calculate bill estimates.
Federal EIA data (sales, generation mix) for this utility is not yet available in our dataset. Our tariff-based rate information above is from independent research.
States & cities served
Cities in our dataset where this provider offers electric service. Click through to see utility cost estimates for each city.
Washington, DC
- Washington DC(used for tariff snapshot)
Data sources
- Our research: Tariff documents, PSC/regulatory filings, and official utility rate schedules. Each city page cites sources and last-verified dates.
- EIA (2024): Form 861 (sales, revenue, customers) and Form 860 (generation capacity by fuel). Supplementary context; our tariff-based rates remain primary for bill estimates.
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