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Council committee reviews Public Service Commission $20.8M FY2026 budget, probes gas electrification plans
Summary
The D.C. Council Committee on Business and Economic Development heard the Public Service Commission present its FY2026 operating budget and answered questions about pipeline safety, electrification policy and rate-case timing.
Kenya McDuffie, At-Large Council member and chair of the Committee on Business and Economic Development, convened a June 9 budget oversight hearing where the D.C. Public Service Commission outlined its fiscal year 2026 operating request and regulatory priorities.
Neil C. Thompson, chairman of the D.C. Public Service Commission, told the committee the mayor's proposed FY2026 operating budget for the commission is $20,792,531 and funds 93.6 full-time equivalent positions. He said the commission expects $0 in local funds, about $20,147,704 in special-purpose revenue, $631,000 in federal grants and $14,000 in private donations.
The hearing focused on how the commission will use those funds amid constrained city revenues and ongoing utility-sector changes. Thompson said the commission remains funded primarily through assessments on regulated utilities and competitive…
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