Since
January 2001, all residential, commercial, and business customers
in the District of Columbia have been able to choose electric,
gas and telephone service providers.
More specifically,
now that electric rates, as shown on electric customers’
bills, have been separated or “unbundled” into generation,
transmission and distribution services, electric customers can
choose
their electric generation and transmission supplier, while
PEPCO remains the sole electric distribution company.
All natural
gas customers can choose
their commodity gas supplier while Washington Gas Light (WGL)
remains the sole gas distribution company. WGL’s commodity
gas rate is called the PGC on gas customers’ bills. The
PGC is an acronym for the Purchased Gas Charge. Commodity gas
suppliers own the gas that flows through the WGL’s local
delivery system of mains and pipes.
All telephone
customers can choose
their local telephone service provider, and they can now bundle
their local service with various combinations of long distance,
cable TV, and Internet services, depending on which company they
select. See sample Verizon and Starpower bills.
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more details, please choose from one of the options below:
