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[We Power DC @WePowerDC]

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[Mark Rodeffer @markrodeffer]

Superb overview from @WePowerDC of @kenyanmcduffie serving for-profit utilities, not DC residents. We get higher bills and dirtier energy, @PepcoConnect and @washingtongas get higher profits. Do you want McDuffie for mayor?

https://t.co/7mfjkvE0Pm

[Aparna Raj @aparnafordc]

I’m running for DC Council because I know a better Ward 1 is not just possible, it is within reach.

We can and should make it easier and more affordable to live in DC. Over the course of this campaign, we've released 10 policy platforms that aim to do just that:

[Alex Taliadoros @AlexCTaliadoros]

McDuffie was the deciding vote to approve DC's disastrous no-bid sports betting contract.

All these years later, DC is still trying to fix the mess.

Now, the Maryland businessman who made millions on the deal is returning the favor by spending $45,000 to make McDuffie Mayor.

[Amanda Michelle Gomez @amanduhgomez]

During all of 2025, Kenyan McDuffie held an hour (and 3 minutes) worth of oversight as chair of the committee responsible for utilities.

No wonder our Pepco bills skyrocketed under his watch!

[Alex Taliadoros @AlexCTaliadoros]

@kenyanmcduffie Janeese has been fighting against utility rate hikes on DC residents since her first day on the Council. You were in charge of overseeing PEPCO for 9 years and rubber-stamped astronomical rate hikes.

[Mark Rodeffer @markrodeffer]

This is Donna Cooper. Previously Pepco’s top lobbyist. She got him to kill an energy affordability measure in 2018. It costs DC families $300-$500 a year.

Hundreds of millions for Pepco. A few mins waving a sign. Good deal for Pepco, bad deal for DC.

https://t.co/Qcc9XE3r8J

[Aparna Raj @aparnafordc]

This is it! There are only TWO weekends left between now and Election Day on June 16!

If we want a Ward 1 and a DC that will work for all of us, it will take all of us. Help us get out the vote by signing up for a canvass this weekend: https://t.co/EXz8RDKHPq

[Alex Taliadoros @AlexCTaliadoros]

DC had the chance to lock in lower renewable energy rates in 2018 with the Clean Energy DC Act.

As Council Committee Chair, McDuffie stripped the provision from the bill as a favor to Pepco lobbyists.

Today, DC residents are paying ~$24 more a month as a result of the decision.

[Grayson Flood @grayson_flood]

At EEI 2026.

At my first panel Kim Greene, CEO of Georgia Power, is talking about the importance of their rate freeze.

Rate freezes used to be a fringe proposal. If even Georgia Power can embrace it, worth considering how much bolder policymakers can go.

[Aparna Raj @aparnafordc]

Happy Pride Month, DC! 🌈 Save the date for a special Pride-themed Meet & Greet with Aparna at Sinners and Saints next Wednesday, June 10!

RSVP here: https://t.co/5b3qffrm68

[We Power DC @WePowerDC]

GET OUT THE VOTE for a Public Power Champion! Come knock doors in Ward 1 for @aparnafordc! Details and link in bio.

https://t.co/QaPG9pbLLi

[We Power DC @WePowerDC]

GET OUT THE VOTE for a Public Power Champion! Come knock doors in Ward 1 for @aparnafordc! Details and link in bio.

https://t.co/QaPG9pbLLi

[We Power DC @WePowerDC]

These tenants are so important for creating an affordable, clean, reliable utility. We can have a grid that works for our communities and local economy, and not just act as a wealth transfer to corporations.

[Aparna Raj @aparnafordc]

As the climate crisis intensifies, our plan focuses on lowering energy costs, investing in renewable energy, fighting for relief for low-income residents, and eventually moving towards municipally-owned utilities.

Read the full platform: https://t.co/z4VKOzm9mg

[Aparna Raj @aparnafordc]

Monopoly utilities are raking in millions while hiking up rates on consumers who are struggling to keep up with their bills.

That’s why today, we’re announcing a new policy platform for Affordable, Clean Energy.

[Aparna Raj @aparnafordc]

This campaign is bigger than one person. It’s about renters, workers, immigrants, and families trying to get by.

We've donated, canvassed, and talked to voters, and now we have one last ask of you.

Rank Aparna Raj #1 in the Ward 1 DC Council race by June 16.

[tyler⚙️🍉 @notsyllytyler]

Coincidentally this is the first time I’m voting in a primary where I feel like my vote matters across the board and am excited to to enthusiastically vote for each of my candidates @Janeese4DC, @BrianforDC, @aparnafordc, @repoyedc & @tweetelissa

[Aparna Raj @aparnafordc]

Big news: we’ve knocked the doors of over 50,000 voters!! 🥳🚪

Thanks to everyone who came out this weekend, including @IAFF36, @WTUTeacher, AFGE 2728, and @labor_mdcdsa to talk to neighbors about our plans for a more affordable DC.

Join us: https://t.co/EXz8RDKHPq

[We Power DC @WePowerDC]

It’s a beautiful day to rank Aparna Raj (@aparnafordc) #1 on your ballot! 🗳️

[We Power DC @WePowerDC]

Ballots have been mailed! A reminder to rank Aparna Raj #1 for Ward 1 to get a true public power champion on the Council to fight for lower bills, local energy, and true community control 💡💯

Get involved until election day: https://t.co/bRl06qH7vh

[More Perfect Union @MorePerfectUS]

Data centers are the leading cause of a 76% increase in the cost of electricity for America's largest power grid over just the first 3 months of this year, according to Bloomberg.

The 13-state grid managed by PJM serves 67 million people, and costs have spiked this year.

This time last year the cost of electricity on this grid was $77.78 per megawatt-hour. Now that cost has almost doubled to $136.53 per megawatt-hour.

Bloomberg attributes that skyrocketing cost to the "booming demand from artificial intelligence data centers, which require vast amounts of energy and are putting a significant burden on America’s aging power grids."

Full story: https://t.co/Naad21enKi.