Washington DC Market Archives

Electric Capacity Markets Are Failing the Northeast

15 April, 2016

By: Bill Bottiggi | This week, Boston welcomes the Quadrennial Energy Review roadshow to town for a stakeholder engagement meeting. The QER process began in January 2014 when President Obama issued a memorandum directing the administration to translate energy-related policy goals into recommended actions through 2018. Season one of the QER, which ran in 2015, … Read more

Power Shutdowns on Hottest Days Could Be Illegal in D.C.

3 June, 20152 June, 2015

The bill was crafted to protect people from blazing temperatures, even when they are behind on their bills. By: Mark Segraves | Energy companies are barred from shutting down D.C. residents’ power on the coldest days of the year — and may soon be barred from turning off service on the hottest days as well. … Read more

Report: Customers in 13 Mid-Atlantic States & DC Could Miss Out on as much as $1.3 Billion in Electric Bill Savings

7 May, 201519 September, 2014

By: Allison Clements | Electric customers in the Mid-Atlantic region may be missing out on $433 million in annual utility bill savings over the next three years – as much as $1.3 billion** – because their transmission grid operator seems to be undercounting the impact of energy efficiency programs that avoid the need for more … Read more

Footsteps Will Soon Generate Electricity in Washington DC

7 May, 201517 September, 2014

By: SustainableBusiness.com | Sustainable DC is experimenting with kinetically-powered pavers, where pedestrians create electricity as they walk along the road. 100 kinetic pavers scattered along the road will generate 456 kilowatts of energy a year, enough to light the new 850 square foot Connecticut Avenue Overlook Parklet, south of Dupont Circle. At a cost of … Read more