D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 14, r. 14-5720
DCHA shall establish on a project basis, in accordance with Federal regulations, appropriate utility allowances for tenants with individual utility meters.
Allowances shall be based on average consumption levels and information provided by the D.C. Public Service Commission regarding rates approved for utility companies supplying electricity or gas to those dwelling units.
Average consumption level calculations shall take into account major equipment provided by DCHA at the project or property and shall make allowance for minor equipment normally provided by the tenant, except that items provided by the tenant listed in § 5721.1 of this chapter shall not be considered in development of average consumption calculations.
As utility rates in the District of Columbia are revised, DCHA shall revise its utility allowances when the re is a rate change that, by itself or together with prior rate changes not adjusted for, results in a change of 10 percent (10%) or more from the rates on which the current allowance was based for a specific utility. When DCHA revises a utility allowance, it shall do the following:
Actual charges billed directly to the tenant shall be his or her responsibility, regardless of whether the charges are above or below the utility allowance approved by DCHA.
The DCHA shall also establish appropriate utility allowances, on a project basis, for tenants with checkmeters where DCHA pays the utility supplier but individual units have checkmeters that measure consumption rates for the unit.
The DCHA shall be authorized to obtain records of tenants' utility consumption and related charges billed data from utility companies for tenants with individual utility meters who pay for their own electricity or gas.
D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 14, r. 14-5720