If you do not shop for a competitive electricity supplier, the default generation portion of your DC Pepco bill went up about 9.56 dollars a month starting July 2026 because of higher regional power auction prices.
+$10a month
Pepco Maryland rate case decision
Approved Base rate case, docket Case No. 9820 before the Maryland Public Service Commission.
+$4a month
on a typical bill, as approved
As published by the utility or the commission.
What happens next
The new rate took effect August 28, 2026 and is already on your bill. How rate cases work.
What it means for your bill
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FiledOct 14, 2025
Hearingheld or waived
DecisionAug 28, 2026
On billsAug 28, 2026
Pepco asked the Maryland Public Service Commission for about 119.9 million dollars in new annual electric revenue, which the company said would add about 10.24 dollars a month to a typical residential bill, roughly 5.85 percent in Montgomery County and 5.79 percent in Prince George's County. The commission ruled on August 28, 2026, denying about 165 million dollars in proposed White Flint area capital costs and rejecting projected inflation and labor cost increases, approving only about 50.9 million dollars. The approved increase adds about 3.94 dollars a month to a typical residential bill, about 2.25 percent, effective the same day.
What it means for your bill: Maryland regulators cut Pepco's requested increase by more than half; your bill went up about 3.94 dollars a month starting August 28, 2026, not the 10.24 dollars Pepco had asked for.
- Status
- Approved
- Utility
- Pepco
- Commission
- Maryland Public Service Commission
- Docket
- Case No. 9820
- Filed
- October 14, 2025
- Requested
- 5.9% residential, $119.9 million a year
- Approved
- 2.3% residential, $50.9 million a year
- Typical bill change
- +$3.94 a month
- Decided
- August 28, 2026
- On bills from
- August 28, 2026
- Last checked
- August 29, 2026
Common questions
How much will my Pepco bill go up?
Adds about $4 a month on a typical bill. As published by the utility or the commission.
When would the new rates start?
They already did, on August 28, 2026.
When is the hearing?
No hearing date is on record for this case.
How do I comment?
The comment period closed once this case was decided; its result is above.
Sources
- Maryland Public Service Commission Denies Over Half of Pepco's Rate Increase Request, Maryland Public Service Commission, 2026-08-28
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