华盛顿特区议会首读通过电费改革法案 拟削减电力燃气公司利润
华盛顿特区议会11月10日一致首读通过《电网法案》（GRID Act），着手压低不断上涨的居民电费和燃气费，法案由第六选区议员查尔斯·艾伦提出，全文43页。
据11月12日的报道，法案的核心是改革公用事业公司的保证利润率：目前特区公共服务委员会核准的回报率，佩普科电力公司为9.5%，华盛顿燃气公司为9.65%。法案要求委员会按十年期美国国债收益率加两个百分点重新核定，约为7%，除非公用事业公司能证明更低的利润无法吸引投资。
特区首席财务官估计，仅这一项每年可为居民节省约5,200万美元，其中电费4,200万美元、燃气费1,000万美元。
法案还把公共服务委员会从3人扩至5人，新增电网与可再生能源、消费者保护两个席位；18个月内暂停批准以预测成本为基础的多年度费率方案；把上门推销的第三方售电合同价格上限设定为佩普科标准供电价的110%，超限合同无效，且不得收取提前解约费。
法案同时设立虚拟电厂，鼓励家庭和企业在用电高峰时把电池、智能恒温器和电动汽车的电力回馈电网，并允许租户安装小型阳台太阳能板。
法案还需二读通过，再交市长鲍泽签署并经国会30天审议。按测算，节省要到2028财年才会体现在账单上。
D.C. Council Gives First Approval to GRID Act Aimed at Cutting Utility Profits
The D.C. Council on November 10 unanimously gave first approval to the GRID Act, a 43-page bill by Ward 6 Councilmember Charles Allen aimed at bringing down rising residential electricity and gas bills.
As reported on November 12, the heart of the bill is reform of utilities' guaranteed profit margins. The Public Service Commission currently allows a return of 9.5 percent for Pepco and 9.65 percent for Washington Gas. The bill directs the commission to reset the rate at the yield on the 10-year U.S. Treasury bond plus two percentage points, roughly 7 percent, unless a utility can show that a lower profit would prevent it from attracting investment.
The District's chief financial officer estimates that this change alone would save residents about $52 million a year, $42 million on electricity and $10 million on gas.
The bill would also expand the Public Service Commission from three members to five, adding seats for grid and renewable energy and for consumer protection; pause approvals of multi-year rate plans based on forecast costs for 18 months; and cap door-to-door third-party electricity contracts at 110 percent of Pepco's standard supply price, voiding contracts above the cap and barring early-termination fees.
It would also create a virtual power plant program encouraging homes and businesses to feed power from batteries, smart thermostats and electric vehicles back to the grid at peak times, and allow renters to install small balcony solar panels.
The bill still needs a second vote, the signature of Mayor Bowser and a 30-day congressional review. Under current estimates, the savings would not appear on bills until fiscal year 2028.
来源：华盛顿特区议会
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图片来源：华盛顿特区市政建筑（威尔逊大楼）。 / The John A. Wilson Building, seat of the D.C. government.
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