Why must a Pepco hotel identify its jurisdiction first?
Pepco is Potomac Electric Power Company. Its electric service operates in the District of Columbia and Maryland, with separate tariff books and regulatory treatment. A Washington-region hotel portfolio cannot use one jurisdiction’s commercial classification, supply benchmark, or incentive process for every property simply because Pepco appears on each bill.
The current District of Columbia tariff explicitly applies its schedules to the District portion of the service area. The current Maryland tariff governs the Maryland accounts. Confirm the service address, state or District designation, legal customer, and schedule on each bill. These jurisdictions support editorial coverage of Washington-area hotels; this is not a verified hotel-room ranking.
Begin with the hotel energy markets hub and assign one jurisdiction to every account. Keep garage, central plant, and separately served EV charging meters distinct. If a property’s gas or steam service comes from another utility, record that separately instead of assuming Pepco handles the entire energy budget.
Which commercial schedules illustrate the DC and Maryland differences?
The October 2026 DC book includes general service non-demand, general service low voltage, time-metered medium general service, and larger time-metered schedules. Its GS-ND availability uses maximum monthly demand below 25 kW. The time-metered medium general-service availability describes demand at least 100 kW but below 1,000 kW in two or more billing months within twelve consecutive months, with additional assignment and removal provisions.
Those DC tests should not be copied into a Maryland account model. Maryland’s book separately identifies schedules including GS, MGT-LV II, MGT-LV III, and larger time-metered service. The Type III assignment includes a PJM capacity peak load contribution condition of at least 600 kW. Ask Pepco to confirm the actual account’s assignment and relevant history.
A jurisdiction-specific tariff is the utility’s approved set of rates and service rules for accounts under a particular regulator. A common utility name does not collapse two jurisdictions into one tariff.
How should a portfolio keep bill comparisons consistent?
| Account question | DC hotel | Maryland hotel |
|---|---|---|
| Governing tariff | District of Columbia book | Maryland book |
| Commercial classification | Confirm DC schedule and history | Confirm Maryland schedule and SOS type |
| Default supply | Applicable DC SOS rider | Applicable Type I, Type II or hourly provisions |
| Supply adjustments | DC tariff and current postings | Maryland PCA and other applicable components |
| Efficiency pathway | DC-specific programs | Maryland business and EmPOWER pathways |
Reconcile each hotel independently before adding results together. A portfolio summary should show total annual cost, supply cost, delivery cost, and the forecast assumptions for each location. Avoid aggregating dollars first and dividing by combined kWh, because that can conceal differences in demand charges, classification, and program fees.
For a convention hotel, preserve ballroom and kitchen schedules in the forecast. For a limited-service property, show guest-room conditioning, breakfast service, and laundry separately. These are operating inputs to the analysis rather than measured consumption benchmarks. Use actual meter history to establish each property’s load shape.
How is dated default supply represented on the bill?
Both tariff books separate distribution and standard offer supply, but their commercial categories and adjustments differ. The current Maryland compilation includes October 2026 administrative and supply updates. Its SOS rider distinguishes Type I, Type II, and hourly-priced treatment. The DC book includes October 1, 2026 leaves and its own SOS provisions.
The Maryland hourly mechanism describes hourly usage adjusted for applicable losses and multiplied by the specified energy charge, with other tariff components. That is different from using a single fixed monthly reference. The relevant book also explains the Procurement Cost Adjustment as a separate bill item for applicable non-hourly SOS customers.
Match the account, billing dates, and exact component coverage when using default supply as a benchmark. A supplier’s energy-only offer cannot be compared directly with a default total containing transmission and adjustments. Published prices for one period do not establish future prices for the entire term of a multi-year offer. Use explicit assumptions for unpublished periods.
What should a Pepco supplier contract say about tags?
PJM’s PLC and NSPL inventory provides utility-specific methodology resources for investigating capacity and transmission assignments. Obtain the actual account quantities and effective periods. The hotel’s largest monthly demand is not a substitute for either assigned quantity, and a forecast annual kWh figure is not a capacity tag.
Ask a fixed-price supplier which capacity, transmission, losses, and adjustment costs it includes, and identify exceptions. Ask a pass-through supplier for the exact quantity, units, formula, and update timing. Retain the same load forecast when comparing the two structures so differences reflect contract coverage rather than inconsistent assumptions.
For an equipment change, review current-load and post-project scenarios. A central heat-pump conversion could reduce fuel use while changing winter electric demand; an EV installation could add load on a new or existing account. Include commissioning dates, backup equipment, and the treatment of substantial volume changes. Do not assume a planned operating improvement immediately reduces the current assigned tag.
How do Pepco supplier switches differ from New Jersey timing?
The PHI supplier enrollment FAQ lists Maryland and DC enrollment on a three-business-day basis, while New Jersey follows a meter-read window. The FAQ also identifies additional Maryland electronic-transaction requirements. Use the correct jurisdiction and verify the accepted effective date for the actual hotel account.
- Confirm the hotel entity, full account number, jurisdiction, and scheduled billing cycle.
- Establish the existing contract’s final service date and notice obligations.
- Obtain the new supplier’s intended electronic submission and required account authorizations.
- Retain the utility’s acceptance and effective-date response.
- Check the changeover bill for overlapping or omitted supply periods.
The utility process does not remove the hotel’s obligations under its outgoing commercial agreement. For an acquisition, distinguish delivery-account changes from supply-contract assignment. A new customer entity can also retain a schedule whose history is tied to the service location, so ask Pepco to confirm classification rather than assuming a new owner restarts every tariff test.
Which Maryland efficiency program can the hotel investigate?
The Maryland business program FAQs describe equipment incentives, building tune-up, and other pathways for qualifying Maryland business accounts. Their location conditions matter: a Pepco account in DC should not be treated as a Maryland program account. The current FAQ also contains references to the 2024–2026 cycle for certain program participation requirements.
Ask the administrator to confirm the current offer, account eligibility, funding, application period, required pre-approval, and completion conditions for the specific project. For a guest-room HVAC replacement, preserve the equipment inventory and existing operating sequence. For a plant tune-up, collect trend data before changing settings. A program list does not establish approval or the hotel’s eventual measured benefit.
Keep incentive approval separate from supplier selection. Equipment installation may affect forecast usage and demand, but it does not determine whether a fixed supply contract absorbs a tag change. Ensure that the procurement model and engineering plan use compatible commissioning dates.
What is different about DC business rebates?
The DCSEU Business Energy Rebate terms identify an effective program period from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027 and define commercial facilities to include hotels. The terms make rebates subject to funding and specified requirements. The hotel’s project must still satisfy the actual measure and documentation conditions.
The terms also assign certain capacity and environmental credits associated with incentivized improvements to DCSEU, with a stated SREC exception. Review that provision before adding separate credit or demand-response revenue to a capital plan. Do not assume an incentive leaves every related right available for another transaction.
The BGE hotel guide and Delmarva Power hotel guide provide Maryland comparisons, while the PSE&G hotel guide shows a different jurisdiction’s meter-read process. A common portfolio review checklist should retain these account-specific differences.
Broker compensation: Request a written explanation of any supplier-paid adder or direct fee, its billing units and calculation, and its treatment on renewal or termination. Include it consistently in the supply comparison and keep the disclosure with the approved contract, account inventory, and accepted enrollment evidence.