{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-34-1506","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 34-1506","heading":"Duties of the electric company.","body":"(a)\n(1)\nThe electric company shall provide distribution services to all customers and electricity suppliers on rates, terms of access, and conditions that are comparable to the electric company’s own use of its distribution system. The electric company shall not operate its distribution system in a manner that favors the electricity supply of the electric company’s affiliates.\n(2)\nTo the extent this provision is not preempted by federal law or regulation, the electric company shall provide transmission services to all customers and electricity suppliers on rates, terms, and conditions that are comparable to the electric company’s own use of its transmission system.\n\n(b)\nThe electric company shall maintain the reliability of its distribution system in accordance with applicable orders, tariffs, and regulations of the Commission.","path":["Title 34. Public Utilities.","Chapter 15. Retail Electric Competition and Consumer Protection."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/34-1506","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"2ced251cc2393e848446522f989f528ca0a63ef861a41bc443d723c867fd0691","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-34-1505","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-34-1506.01"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}