Electric and gas bills in Washington DC have become the defining affordability issue of the 2026 mayoral race, and the candidates are debating them fiercely. The only problem: most of the conversation has been more about blame than about policy, and the technical...
Pepco has released its final approved electric supply rates for Washington, DC. These are no longer proposed figures — they are the published rates that will apply through Winter 2026, and the increases are significant across all rate classes. Final Pepco Supply Rates...
What Building Owners Over 35,000 Sq Ft Must Do by June 1, 2026 If your building in Maryland is over 35,000 square feet, benchmarking is no longer just a reporting exercise. It now comes with a formal third-party verification requirement under Maryland’s Building...
Energy benchmarking has become more than a regulatory checkbox. In today’s real estate market, where ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) commitments, financing requirements, and investor expectations continue to evolve, benchmarking reporting and BEPS...
If your building is on Maryland’s Covered Building List and you haven’t submitted your 2024 benchmarking yet, you may have already received a “Notice of Required Action” from the Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE). Don’t stress – we’re your...
It’s been a wild summer for DC’s budget process. In May, the Mayor floated a plan to pause the Building Energy Performance Standards (BEPS) and push off the Net‑Zero Energy code. That proposal made plenty of headlines and led some building owners to wonder whether...
