DPA Calls for Extension of PJM Capacity Price Cap to Protect Consumers
Division of the Public Advocate | Newsroom | Date Posted: Friday, February 13, 2026
On January 30th, Jameson Tweedie, Delaware’s Public Advocate, urged PJM Interconnection, the grid operator for Delaware and other states, to extend a price cap on the capacity auction to protect ratepayers from billions of dollars in capacity price increases. These comments are part of DPA’s continuing efforts to advocate for Delaware ratepayers on regional energy […]
Delmarva Power Files Request For $67.8 Million Base Rate Increase
Department of State | Division of the Public Advocate | Newsroom | Public Service Commission | Date Posted: Monday, January 12, 2026
Delmarva also filed for rate increases in 2020 and 2022, with the last increase approved just last year. On December 9, 2025, Delmarva Power and Light (“Delmarva”) filed an application with the Delaware Public Service Commission (“Commission”) to increase its total revenue from base rates by $67.8 million compared to the rates approved in 2024 in its last base rates case. Delaware law […]
Delaware PSC and DPA Help Customers Understand Their Delmarva Electric Bills
Division of the Public Advocate | Newsroom | Public Service Commission | Date Posted: Thursday, November 20, 2025
Ever wonder where your money goes on your electric bill? The Delaware Public Service Commission and Public Advocate are making it easier for customers to understand how electricity gets to their homes and what each part of their bill covers. Every monthly bill is made up of three main pieces: Supply, Transmission, and Distribution, and […]
AG Jennings files brief supporting offshore wind project
Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Division of the Public Advocate | Newsroom | Date Posted: Monday, November 3, 2025
Attorney General Kathy Jennings has filed an amicus curiae (friend of the court) brief challenging the abrupt cancellation of a fully permitted offshore wind power project that would have delivered cheaper and cleaner energy to Delawareans. In October 2024, U.S. Wind was approved to construct an offshore wind power turbine project off of the coast […]
Delaware PSC Opens Docket for Large Load Tariff, Pauses Interconnections
Department of State | Division of the Public Advocate | Date Posted: Tuesday, October 14, 2025
A large load tariff will help to ensure large load facilities, like data centers, do not shift costs to other ratepayers On September 3, 2025, the Delaware Division of the Public Advocate (“DPA”) and Staff for the Delaware Public Service Commission (“Staff”) jointly presented a petition to the Delaware Public Service Commission (“Commission”) to […]
