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Department of State : Delaware Public Service Commission

ELECTRIC REGULATION IN DELAWARE

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ROLE OF THE COMMISSION

In 1999, the General Assembly passed legislation restructuring the electric industry in Delaware. Prior to restructuring, the generation, transmission, and distribution of electric power by investor-owned utilities was fully regulated by the PSC. With restructuring, the generation of electric power became deregulated, leaving only distribution services under the regulatory control of the PSC. The pricing of electric transmission is regulated by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC).

In 2006, faced with significantly increase energy costs, the General Assembly passed a revision to the restructuring legislation entitled "The Electric Utilities Retail Supply Act of 2006." The Act provides that all electric distribution companies subject to the jurisdiction of the Commission would be designated as the standard offer service supplier and returning customer service supplier in their respective territories. The Act provided further opportunity for distribution companies to enter into long and short-term supply contracts, own and operate generation facilities, build generation and transmission facilities, make investments in demand-side resources and take any other Commission approved action to diversify their retail load supply. Additionally, Delmarva Power is required to conduct Integrated Resource Planning for a forward-looking 10 year time frame and to file such plan with the Commission, the Controller General, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget and the Energy Office every two years starting with December 1, 2006. As part of the initial planning process, Delmarva Power is required to file a proposal to obtain long-term supply contracts. The proposal requires Delmarva Power to include a Request for Proposal (RFP) for the construction of new generation resources within Delaware. Delaware IRP/RFP

REGULATED UTILITIES

Delmarva Power - Delaware Tariff

CONSUMER INFORMATION

IMPORTANT OR PENDING CASES

A complete list of all electric related cases filed with the Commission is available on the Commission's Regulated Utility Filings page.

Following is a list of cases that have, or are likely to, generate a significant amount of public interest. To assist the public with participation in these matters, links to the application or formal complaint, the procedural schedule (if applicable), and Commission Orders entered in a case are provided here. In limited cases, additional documents are available for viewing from the website.

All case related documents are available for review by appointment at the Commission Office in Dover, Delaware, or at the Office of the Public Advocate in Wilmington, Delaware.

LOCAL, REGIONAL, AND NATIONAL ISSUES

  • At the April 7, 2009 Commission Meeting, Chad Tolman made a presentation titled "Energy and Climate Change - Impact on De and our Response". Mr. Tolman also provided a list of Recommended Reading.
  • PSC Docket No. 06-241 - Information and documents regarding Delmarva Power's RFP process for the construction of new generation resources in Delaware to serve it Standard Offer Service customers. This case ended in Delmarva Power entering into a long-term Power Purchase Agreement with Blue Water Wind, LLC.
  • Electric Industry Restructuring in Delaware
  • Customer-Owned Generation: Interconnection standards for customers of Delmarva Power and the Delaware Electric Cooperative who own on-site generation under one megawatt (MW) and wish to interconnect with the utility electric grid.
  • Electric Transmission: PJM Interconnection LLC (PJM) is the regional transmission organization (RTO) responsible for the transmission of electricity in the region that includes all or parts of Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, New Jersey, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia and the District of Columbia.
  • The National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC): NARUC membership is comprised of the governmental agencies engaged in the regulation of utilities and carriers in the fifty States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. The NARUC website provides information about the issues facing the energy, telecommunications, and water/wastewater industries at the national level. ***start old page***


Last Updated: Thursday, 28-May-2009 10:18:57 EDT
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