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  • DELMARVA POWER SCAMMER ALERT

    SCAMMER ALERT: Scammers are again targeting Delmarva Power customers in Delaware. If you receive a call from Delmarva Power, or a third-party supplier, about your bill, please call Delmarva Power directly and DO NOT provide your payment information over the phone. Payments made over the phone should only be made if you call Delmarva Power […]

    December 27, 2017

  • Offshore Wind Public Comment Sessions

    The Offshore Wind Working Group will hold public comment sessions on November 27, 2017 at the Appoquinimink Training Center in Odessa and December 5, 2017 at the Lewes Public Library in Lewes. These workshops will begin at 6:00pm and will help the task force in considering final recommendations to Governor Carney. If you are unable […]

    November 20, 2017

  • Deputy Public Advocate, Ruth Ann Price, voted Vice President of CAPS

    Congratulations to Deputy Public Advocate, Ruth Ann Price, on being voted Vice President of the Consumer Advocates of the PJM States, Inc. (CAPS). This little known organization serves an essential role in making sure the interests of the electricity consumers we represent are considered. Ruth Ann has worked extensively on PJM matters since leaving the Public […]

  • Renewable Portfolio Standard Comments due October 2nd

    On September 1, 2017, the Public Service Commission (PSC) filed with in the Delaware Register of Regulations to promulgate regulations specifically regarding procedures for freezing the Renewable Portfolio Standards (RPS) should the cap of three percent be reached in any one year. Why this is important: Your voice needs to be heard at the PSC. We have […]

    September 25, 2017

  • Delmarva Power Request for Rate Increase

    Delmarva Power Electric/Natural Gas Rate Increase Request On August 17, 2017, Delmarva Power filed applications seeking additional electric revenues of $24.4 million and additional natural gas revenues of $12.8 million. This is on top of the additional electric revenues of $31.5 million and natural gas revenues of $4.9 million just recently put into effect.   If […]

    August 25, 2017

  • Delmarva Power Natural Gas Refund

    Attention Delmarva Power Gas Customers: Due to the settlement agreement on the Delmarva natural gas case, you are due a refund of the rates put into effect. This refund will take place the weekend of August 12th with the possibility of a continuation of the refunds over the weekend of August 19th. Attached is part […]

    August 10, 2017

  • Governor Carney signs SJR 2

    On June 29, 2017, Governor Carney signed Senate Joint Resolution 2 – URGING THE FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION TO ACCEPT EITHER OF PJM INTERCONNECTION, L.L.C.’S ALTERNATIVE METHODOLOGIES FOR ALLOCATING THE COST OF THE ARTIFICIAL ISLAND PROJECT AS RECOMMENDED BY GOVERNOR CARNEY AND GOVERNOR HOGAN. We want to thank Governor Carney and the General Assembly for […]

    July 7, 2017

  • Delmarva Power SOS Rates Decrease

    On June 1, 2017, the Public Service Commission approved the Standard Offer Service (SOS) residential rates for Delmarva Power. These rates, which are set by the market, decreased 4.5 percent and residential customers who use an average of 966 kilowatt hours (kWh) per month on average will see a summer savings of about $6.76 and […]

  • PJM Provides New Artificial Island Cost Allocation Analysis

    Earlier today, PJM held a special Transmission Expansion Advisory Committee (TEAC) meeting to discuss alternative methodologies to the Artificial Island project. They provided two new methodologies which would greatly reduce the burden on Delaware consumers. However, we are not done yet. We need to continue to work with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) asking […]

    June 9, 2017

  • Suez Water Delaware Issues Boil Water Alert

    Update (5/25/17 12:00pm): This alert has been canceled after review by the Office of Drinking Water after confirmed clean lab tests. This afternoon Suez Water issued an alert for northern New Castle County residents asking that they boil their water due to a large main break. The following communities are asked to boil their water […]

    May 24, 2017