Help for Washington, DC

No. Your lights stay on.

Pepco still delivers your power and sends your bill. Only the price part changes.

Not always. Savings are not promised.

Some DC plans cost more than Pepco's standard price. Some have monthly fees or a fee to leave early.

That is why we check the math for you, fees included.

You call the company that will set your new price, or sign up on its website. You don't call Pepco.

That company tells Pepco for you.

Have your Pepco bill ready. The company will ask for a number from it.

Only give that number to a company you have decided to switch to.

Yes. You have 3 days after you sign to cancel with no fee.

To cancel, call the new company, write to them or cancel online.

Yes. If you end your plan with another company, Pepco's standard price starts again.

Pepco calls it Standard Offer Service.

Your plan papers say when and how the plan ends.

Many plans start again on their own. Read the papers before you sign.

Come back to Judy Saves when the notice comes. We will check your choices again.

Some DC plans charge a fee if you leave early, like $150.

Ask about the fee before you sign. We count it when we compare plans.

Some plans start low for a month, then change each month.

Ask what the price will be after the start.

When we compare plans, we look past the starting price.

No. Judy Saves never calls you or knocks on your door.

If someone says they are from Judy Saves, hang up.