Small business electricity users in Washington, DC are increasingly becoming penny wise when it comes to their electric bills. The number of commercial electricity meters in Pepco DC's territory that are shopping for third party energy suppliers continues to climb. In 2008 just about 23% of the commercial meters in Pepco DC's market had shopped for third party electricity suppliers. In 2012 the % of meters that have benefited from third party suppliers has climbed to just a hair over 34%. For most small to mid size commercial meters in DC, third party pricing is up to 18% lower than comparable Pepco pricing.
That could be as much as a penny and half lower that Pepco's current supply charge. Do the math, those penny's add up to some serious savings.