Every home expense, every month, for years is tabulated. “This is our gas bill,” she pointed to one line. “This is our Pepco bill.” Babich paused to look at it again. Then points to a ...

In D.C., the average residential customer bill may increase from about $108 to $114 per month. Some Pepco customers may experience a 5% increase to their electricity bill throughout the next year.

7News Speaks one-on-one with Valencia McClure, head of Government and Executive Affairs at Pepco, about the factors contributing to the increase and how consumers can manage their expenses.

As a result, Ellis said, Pepco has decided to extend some of the bill management tools for customers it put in place in the first week in February. While Pepco was granted rate hikes by Maryland ...