The average household’s leaks can account for nearly 10,000 gallons of water wasted every year and ten percent of homes have leaks that waste 90 gallons or more per day. Common types of leaks found in the home are worn toilet flappers, dripping faucets, and other leaking valves. These types of leaks are often easy to […]
Read More about Fix-a-Leak Week | March 16th-22nd 2020Third-Party Electricity Companies Using Spoofed Numbers to Target Delmarva Power (Delmarva Connect) Customers. Customers can help identify and report unscrupulous companies. DOVER – Over the past week, the Delaware Public Service Commission (PSC) and Division of the Public Advocate have received numerous complaints of third-party electricity suppliers “spoofing” phone numbers in an effort to sign up households for new […]
Read More about CONSUMER WARNING: Third Party Electricity Companies Using Spoofed Numbers to Target Delmarva Power CustomersDelaware Public Service Commission Releases Final Report on Delmarva Power’s Electric Supply Auction On February 19, 2020, the Delaware Public Service Commission (PSC) released The Final Report assessing the conduct and results of Delmarva Power’s electric Standard Offer Service (SOS) reverse auction process for the 2019-2020 procurement year; the PSC was assisted by its technical […]
Read More about Delaware Public Service Commission Releases Final Report on Delmarva Power’s Electric Supply AuctionOn Thursday, the Delaware Public Service Commission (PSC) approved an order deregulating electric vehicles charging stations and electric vehicle service providers from regulation. State regulators across the country have determined that companies purchasing electricity at retail from regulated utilities and using it to provide charging service to electric vehicles are not performing the role of […]
Read More about Delaware Public Service Commission Deregulates Electric Vehicle Charging StationsMillions of Americans take water service for granted every day. Turn on the tap, and clean water flows out. Flush the toilet, and dirty water goes away. With reliable water service, people don’t have to think twice about the infrastructure that brings water to their homes, and then safely returns water to the environment – […]
Read More about Don’t Take Water for Granted on Imagine a Day Without WaterLast month, the Delaware Public Service Commission celebrated 70 years in existence. In 1949, Delaware’s General Assembly passed legislation to create the PSC in order to regulate investor-owned public utilities. For the past 70 years, the Delaware Public Service Commission has worked to ensure safe, reliable and reasonably priced cable, electric, natural gas, wastewater, water and telecommunications services […]
Read More about Celebrating 70 Years of the Delaware Public Service CommissionAccess to local emergency services and community resources is vital to all residents. Lifeline helps low-income consumers connect to the nation’s voice and broadband networks, find jobs, access health care services, connect with family, and call for help in an emergency. For some, being connected can be the difference between social connection and complete isolation. […]
Read More about Can’t Pay Your Phone or Broadband Bill? Lifeline Can Help You Stay ConnectedDelaware Public Service Commission Gives Approval for Ellendale Water District On August 6th, the Delaware Public Service Commission (PSC) approved the Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity (CPCN) application for Sussex County to provide water to the Ellendale Water District. After three failed attempts, Ellendale residents successfully passed the referendum to create the water district […]
Read More about Delaware Public Service Commission Gives Approval for Ellendale Water DistrictMost people expect higher energy costs in the summer. We crank up the air conditioning to get out of the sun; the kids are home from school and spend all day on their electronics; and, when you finally convince them to play outside, you find yourself washing extra loads of bathing suits, beach towels, and […]
Read More about Seven Ways to Save Energy in the SummerStaff members from the Delaware Public Service Commission were in attendance at the groundbreaking of the the proposed Artificial Island substation on Silver Run Road in Middletown, Delaware. The Silver Run project started in 2013 when electrical grid operator PJM opened its first major competitive transmission process to solve grid stability issues in and around […]
Read More about Silver Run Electric Breaks Ground on Proposed Artificial Island Substation in Middletown