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Who runs the utilities in District of Columbia?

100%of District of Columbia homes are served by investor-owned utilities

District of Columbia has 318,780 residential customers, EIA-861 2024 sales file (100% of EIA's count). Investor-owned 100.0%. District of Columbia ranks 1st of 51 states, investor-owned.

District of Columbia homes by utility type

District of Columbia: customers by type, %

  1. 100.0Investor-owned
District of Columbia customers and prices by type
District of Columbia typeUtilitiesCustomersSharePrice ¢/kWhGap ¢ (%)kWh/moNonmetro
Investor-owned1318,780100.0%16.58not shown5920%

In District of Columbia, 28,606 customers (9%) are energy-only accounts with a competitive supplier.

District of Columbia prices by utility type

District of Columbia: only investor-owned utilities are priced, at 16.6 cents per kWh.

District of Columbia: which utilities set the averages

Investor-owned: Potomac Electric Power Co alone has a price, 285,878 customers at 16.6 cents.

District of Columbia territory, rural or urban

District of Columbia has 1 county, 0% of them nonmetro in USDA's 2023 codes. Customer-weighted: investor-owned territory is 0% nonmetro.

District of Columbia: largest utilities

District of Columbia utilities by customers
Potomac Electric Power CoInvestor-owned318,78016.575920%

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District of Columbia next to its neighbors

District of Columbia has no priced municipal or cooperative gap.

District of Columbia neighbors
StateInvestor-ownedMunicipalCooperativeMuni gapCoop gap
District of Columbia100%0%0%not shownnot shown
Maryland90%1%9%-45%-16%
Virginia80%3%17%-10%-5%

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Similar investor-owned share: West Virginia 100%, New Jersey 99%

Sources

District of Columbia: EIA-861 (2024), USDA RUCC (2023); retrieval dates, checksums.

Questions

Which utility type serves most District of Columbia homes?

Investor-owned utilities, 100.0% of 318,780 customers.

Do District of Columbia co-ops or municipal utilities charge less?

District of Columbia: only one priced type, nothing to compare.

How many utilities does District of Columbia have?

EIA-861 (2024) lists 1; residential sales are reported by 1.

Can District of Columbia customers pick their utility?

Not the wires: 9% of District of Columbia customers choose an energy supplier, and the local utility still delivers.

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Electric Consumer. (2026). District of Columbia electricity by utility type: investor-owned utilities serve 100% of homes. Data as of 7 October 2026. Retrieved [date accessed], from https://electricconsumer.org/ownership/states/district-of-columbia.html

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Electric Consumer. “District of Columbia electricity by utility type: investor-owned utilities serve 100% of homes.” Data as of 7 October 2026. Accessed [date accessed]. https://electricconsumer.org/ownership/states/district-of-columbia.html.

BibTeX

@misc{usedata_ownership_states_district_of_columbia,
  author = "Electric Consumer",
  title = {District of Columbia electricity by utility type: investor-owned utilities serve 100% of homes},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://electricconsumer.org/ownership/states/district-of-columbia.html},
  note = {Data as of 7 October 2026. Accessed [date accessed]}
}
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