The officials who oversee Pepco don’t have control over a majority of the increases in your bill, writes Public Service Commission Chairman Emile C. Thompson.
Emma Akpan is an arts and culture writer in Washington, DC. She writes about the intersections of religion, reproductive justice, race, and art. Her writing has appeared in Rewire News, Reckon Magazine, New City Art amongst other publications.
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