Ensuring Clean, Affordable Energy
Building clean power that we can trust
We have a sharp focus on clean air and water for families today and future generations. That’s why we need a utility that buys clean power from sources that are renewable and abundant. Investing in renewables ensures our communities are stronger, healthier, and more resilient.
Currently, only 16% of Pepco’s power mix accounts for renewable energy. On top of this, the utility has attempted to block and scuttle resident-driven renewable options like rooftop solar.
As a profit-maximizing utility, Pepco sees little incentive to invest in clean energy or our communities for the long run. Instead, their policies of dirty energy will only increase the effects of climate change, leading to dirtier air and extreme heatwaves. Along with advocating for public power, we are aiming to achieve a just climate transition where we can see the benefits today.
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Our path to public power in Washington, DC is through municipalization: the transfer of ownership from Pepco to our local government. This does away with the greed-based model and returns local control.
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Pepco fights tooth and nail against green energy because it hurts its bottom line. Public power utilities invest in green infrastructure because of their long-term benefits along with keeping their communities cleaner and pollution-free. With a DC-owned utility, solar adoption and other green energy projects will be streamlined and encouraged.
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To combat intense the intense weather of the climate crisis, we need a durable, resilient grid. Large public power utilities have seen the value in investing in distributed energy resources (DERs) such as solar, batteries, and microgrids. Instead of paying out shareholders, public power utilities invest in these solutions, so the power stays on even during times of crisis.