Working-class Washingtonians are struggling to pay their electricity bills as Pepco pulls in huge profits despite the pandemic. And the DC Council chairman has shown interest in canceling the emergency ban on electricity shutoffs even as COVID-19 rages. Thankfully, there is an alternative to this cruel, profit-driven energy system.

Join We Power DC on Tuesday, February 23 at 6 pm for an interactive town hall about energy justice. We’ll hear from partner organizations and DC residents about utility debt, shutoffs, and what a Pepco-free DC focused on clean energy and good jobs for all could look like.

This event requires pre-registration.

Everyone is welcome! This virtual event is free and open to the public. Participants will have a chance to ask questions and share ideas. If there is anything that you need to be able to fully participate in this event (for example, ASL interpretation or translation) please email wepowerdc@gmail.com

Pepco—DC’s investor-owned electric utility—fleeces DC residents, underpays contractors, lobbies against clean energy, and corrupts our political system with donations. Roughly 1 in 6 Pepco customers in the District have fallen behind on their electricity bills. Meanwhile, Pepco’s parent company Exelon publicly boasts that their “excellent” profitability has “exceeded expectations” amid a massive health, economic, and climate crisis.

We Power DC believes that energy is a human right. No one should go without it, especially when wealthy utility executives are landing massive profits at our expense. Pepco focuses on enriching shareholders. We want to replace Pepco with a publicly-owned, democratically-run municipal utility so we can focus on creating good jobs and clean energy for everyone.

This town hall is sponsored by We Power DC, a coalition of community members and organizations fighting for public power in the District.