{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-8-1774.01","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 8-1774.01","heading":"Contract with a Sustainable Energy Utility.","body":"(a)\nThe Mayor, by, and through DOEE, shall contract with a SEU to conduct sustainable energy programs on behalf of the District of Columbia.\n\n(b)\nThe SEU shall be a private entity.\n\n(c)\nThe SEU shall conduct the sustainable energy programs under a brand name to be determined by DOEE.\n\n(d)\nThe SEU contract shall:\n(1)\nProvide minimum performance benchmarks consistent with the purposes of this chapter, including:\n(A)\nReducing energy consumption in the District;\n(B)\nIncreasing renewable energy generating capacity in the District;\n(C)\nIncreasing the energy efficiency and renewable energy generating capacity of low-income housing, shelters, clinics, or other buildings serving low-income residents in the District; and\n(D)\nIncreasing the number of green-collar jobs in the District; and\n(2)\nRequire the SEU to track and report to DOEE, at least semiannually, on the reduction of the growth in peak electricity demand and the reduction in the growth of energy demand of the District’s largest energy users due to SEU programs.\n\n(e)\nThe SEU contract shall be funded by the SETF. The SEU contract may also be funded by any other source of funding available to the Mayor, including:\n(1)\nFederal funds;\n(2)\nPrivate funds, subject to DOEE approval; and\n(3)\nOther District funds.\n\n(f)\nAll funds used to support the SEU contract shall be managed by the Fiscal Agent.\n\n(g)\nThe SEU contract shall permit coordination with any similar private entity operating in an adjacent or nearby jurisdiction.\n\n(h)\nThe use of private grant money by the SEU shall be subject to DOEE approval.\n\n(i)\nNotwithstanding the provisions of Unit A of Chapter 3 of Title 2 [§ 2-301.01 et seq.], the SEU contract shall be awarded pursuant to the procedure set forth under this subchapter.","path":["Title 8. Environmental and Animal Control and Protection.","Chapter 17N. Sustainable Energy.","Subchapter II. Management of Sustainable Energy Programs."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/8-1774.01","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"a351651448cf5c68d2039a12e8373906f79cffab2cea47d07793bee0d5730a59","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-8-1773.01","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-8-1774.02"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}