Delaware Division of the Public Advocate

For Delawareans concerned about rising utility bills, the past several months have brought a lot of numbers, acronyms and regulatory proceedings. Behind all of them is an important question: Who decides what a utility can charge its customers, and how can Delawareans have a voice in that process? Recent developments involving Senate Bill 326 and Delmarva Power & Light’s pending[…]

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) invited Delaware Public Advocate, Jameson Tweedie, to participate as a panelist at FERC’s technical conference on reforming PJM’s governance and stakeholder process on July 23, 2026. The technical conference stems from FERC’s concern that PJM is not adequately addressing the challenges of large load growth and building new power generation. In addition to participating[…]

Statement regarding PECO’s decision to withdraw their current rate case in Pennsylvannia. This winter was absolutely brutal for utility customers, and those are customers who are already under significant financial strain, dealing not only with utility costs but other costs, inflation, and the broader economic state of our country. We had many customers this winter who came to us with[…]

Governor Matt Meyer called for immediate action to address rising energy costs and protect Delaware ratepayers, urging regulators, utilities, lawmakers, and the public to prioritize energy affordability during the final weeks of the legislative session. Joined by Senator Stephanie Hansen, Representative Frank Burns, Delaware Public Advocate Jameson Tweedie, Public Service Commission (PSC) Director Matt Hartigan, […]

  Proposed standard offer service (SOS) supply rate change will raise overall electric bills for customers beginning June 1    Delmarva Power & Light electric customers on default Standard Offer Service (SOS) will face an 18-20% increase in the price of electricity beginning June 1, which Delmarva estimates will represent approximately a 9% increase in […]

The Delaware Division of the Public Advocate (DPA) is pleased to announce that Samantha Hajek has been selected as Deputy Public Advocate. Hajek will help build capacity across all of DPA’s efforts on behalf of utility consumers, with a particular focus on overseeing consumer complaint investigations, expanding public, stakeholder, and legislative outreach, and increasing DPA’s […]