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What is The District of Columbia’s Energy Profile?

Information and resources on the District of Columbia and its energy use.

Consumption Ranking

D.C. ranks # 39th in Total Energy Per Capita.

Production Rankings

D.C. ranks # 51st in Total Energy Production

Energy Prices

D.C. ranks # 14th nationally in electricity prices and # 10th nationally in natural gas prices.

Carbon Emissions

D.C. ranks # 51st nationally in carbon emissions.

District of Columbia

Quick Facts

The commercial sector accounts for around three-fifths of total energy consumption in the District of Columbia, a higher share for that sector than in any state.
The District’s Renewable Portfolio Standard requires that 100% of the electricity sold in the city be from renewable sources by 2032, including at least 5.5% from solar energy.
In 2022, solar energy generated 59% of the total small-scale and utility-scale electricity within the District, natural gas accounted for 24%, and biomass provided 17% of the city’s generation.
The District has more than three times as many public electric vehicle charging locations, about 310 in total, than it does motor gasoline stations, and the city’s per capita gasoline expenditures are lower than those of any state.
The District consumed less electricity in 2022 than all but four states, but its per capita total electricity use is the 13th highest compared to the states. About 98% of the electricity consumed in the city is generated in other states.

State Specific

Energy Services

Programs and Solutions Available to D.C. Energy Consumers

Sustainability Software

Washington leads the nation in electricity generation from hydroelectric power and accounted for about 31% of the nation’s total hydroelectric generation in 2022.48 The state was second in the nation, after Texas, in utility-scale renewable generation from all sources. In 2022, Washington produced one-tenth of the nation’s total renewable-sourced utility-scale electricity generation

RECs

Renewable Energy Credits

Carbon Offset Solution

In 2022, hydroelectric power accounted for 67% of Washington’s total electricity net generation from both utility-scale (1 megawatt or larger) and small-scale (less than 1 megawatt) facilities.22 Washington typically contributes between one-fourth and one-third of all conventional hydroelectric generation in the nation annually, and 9 of the state’s 10 largest power plants by capacity and 7 of the 10 by actual generation are hydroelectric facilities.

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Automated Demand Response

Washington has no natural gas reserves or production.93 However, the state has one underground natural gas storage field, the Jackson Prairie Gas Storage Facility located in western Washington. It has a total storage capacity of about 47 billion cubic feet.94,95,96 Canada supplies most of the natural gas that Washington uses. Almost two-thirds of the natural gas that enters the state comes from Idaho and most of that is originally from Canada