PSC and DPA Investigate Misleading Electric Supplier Marketing Practices
Delaware Public Service Commission and Delaware Public Advocate Investigate Misleading Electric Supplier Marketing Practices Dover – On July 29, 2020 the Delaware Public Service Commission opened PSC Docket No. 20-0451 to investigate misleading marketing practices by third-party electric suppliers. The Delaware PSC Staff and Delaware Division of the Public Advocate have reported receiving an increasing […]
Investigation Reveals Thousands of Delaware Businesses May be Overpaying for Electric Service
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 5, 2020 Contact: Drew Slater Public Advocate 302-388-1100 Samantha Hemphill PSC Ombudsman 302-736-7564 Investigation Reveals Thousands of Delaware Businesses May be Overpaying for Electric Service Many Commercial Customers Eligible for Lower Rates from Delmarva Power DOVER – The Delaware Division of the Public Advocate and the Delaware Public […]
Customer Complaint Leads to Refunds for Thousands of Delmarva Power Customers
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Sept. 17, 2019 Contact: Drew Slater Public Advocate 302-388-1100 Customer Complaint Leads to Refunds for Thousands of Delmarva Power Customers DOVER – Spurred by a single complaint from a customer, Delmarva Power will soon issue refunds to thousands of customers impacted by a recently identified billing error. The New Castle […]
PSC Approves Additional Rate Reductions to Customers
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 31, 2019 Contact: Samantha Hemphill PSC Ombudsman 302-736-7500 Drew Slater Public Advocate 302-388-1100 Public Service Commission Approves Additional Rate Reductions, Returning Tax Cut Savings to Customers DOVER –The Delaware Public Service Commission on Thursday approved an overall rate reduction for regulated utilities from the overcollection of federal […]
Delaware Public Service Commission Gives Tentative Approval for Proposed Artificial Island Project
Delaware Public Service Commission Gives Tentative Approval for Proposed Artificial Island Project Yesterday, the Delaware Public Service Commission (PSC) approved with conditions the application of Silver Run Electric, LLC to become a certified electric transmission company in Delaware. Silver Run’s application related to construction and operation of a transmission line from the Artificial […]
Public Service Commission Approves Overall Reduction in Delmarva Power Gas Rates
Public Service Commission Approves Settlement to Reduce Delmarva Power Gas Rates DOVER – The Staff of the Delaware Public Service Commission (“Commission Staff”) and the Division of the Public Advocate (“Public Advocate”) announce a $3.5 million overall rate reduction for consumers in New Castle County due to the settlement of the Delmarva Power gas […]
Public Advocate Calls on White House to Deny Subsidies for Coal and Nuclear Plants
Dover, Del. – Delaware’s Public Advocate today issued a letter to the White House asking the Trump administration to deny a request for emergency bailouts for aging coal and nuclear power plants owned by a large regional energy supplier. The letter addresses a recent filing from Ohio-based FirstEnergy Solutions asking the federal Department of Energy to […]
Public Advocate Calls for Refund of Corporate Tax Windfall To Customers
Contact: Andrew Slater – 302-388-1100 December 28, 2017 On December 22, 2017, President Donald Trump signed the Tax Cut and Jobs Act of 2017 (TCJA) into law. This law will result in a reduction in the corporate tax rate of 14 percent, from 35 percent to 21 percent, effective February 1, 2018. Such a […]
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 […]
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 […]
