500. APPLICABILITY AND PURPOSE

500 APPLICABILITY AND PURPOSE 500.1 This chapter shall apply to the Electric Utility providing electric distribution service in the District of Columbia, subject to the jurisdiction of the Commission. For the purposes of this chapter, “Electric Utility” shall have the same meaning as defined under Subsection 3699.1, Chapter 36 (Electricity Quality of Service Standards) of Title 15 DCMR. 500.2 The purposes of this chapter are to: (a) Establish a Productivity Improvement Working Group (PIWG), consisting of representatives of the Electric Utility, the Office of the People’s Counsel for the District of Columbia (OPC), the Department of Energy and Environment (DOEE), and the staff of the Commission (Commission Staff); (b) Set forth the general purposes and functions of the PIWG; and (c) Establish certain reporting requirements currently applicable to the Electric Utility, as well as any new reporting requirements applicable to the Electric Utility that may be adopted from time-to-time by the Commission. The reporting requirements are intended to provide the Commission, OPC, DOEE, and other stakeholders with technical and operational information to assist in the review and evaluation of the Electric Utility’s provision of electric distribution service in the District of Columbia. SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 29 DCR 5130 (November 19, 1982); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 68 DCR 6170 (June 11, 2021); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 73 DCR 010623 (July 24, 2026). District of Columbia Municipal Regulations Public Utilities and Cable Television 15 DCMR § 500