April Is National Safe Dig Month! Whether it’s a property occupant planting a tree or erecting a fence, or large excavation companies building highways, strip malls and subdivisions, preventing damage to underground utility lines when digging or demolishing makes good sense. Survey reveals more than 40 percent of homeowners who plan to dig this year […]
Read More about April is National Safe Dig MonthThe Delaware Public Service Commission is excited to announce that Governor Carney has declared March 18-24, 2019 to be “Fix a Leak Week” in Delaware. Through the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) WaterSense partnership program “Fix a Leak Week” provides information and helpful tips on how to conserve water and detect water leaks both inside and out of […]
Read More about 2019 Fix-a-Leak Week in DelawareWILMINGTON, Del. – The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has denied a rehearing request on the cost allocation for the $278 million Artificial Island transmission line project, and established a fair allocation that will significantly reduce future costs for businesses and residential electric ratepayers on Delmarva. As previously calculated, businesses and families in Delaware and Maryland would have funded more […]
Read More about Ruling will significantly reduce cost of project for Delaware businesses and residential ratepayersDelaware Public Service Commission Releases Final Report on Delmarva Power’s Electric Supply Auction Today, 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 2018-19 procurement year; the PSC was assisted by its technical consultant, […]
Read More about Delaware Public Service Commission Releases Final Report on Delmarva Power’s Electric Supply AuctionPublic 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 related to the overcollection of federal corporate taxes due to the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017. Last year, the Public Service Commission approved an […]
Read More about Public Service Commission Approves Additional Rate Reductions, Returning Tax Cut Savings to CustomersOn Thursday, December 13, 2018, the Gas Pipeline Safety Division of the Delaware Public Service Commission hosted the “2018 Gas Pipeline Safety Seminar” at Delaware Technical Community College in Dover, DE. The US DOT Pipeline and Hazardous Material Administration (PHMSA) assisted in hosting this seminar by providing Wayne St. Germain from their Training and Qualifications […]
Read More about 2018 Gas Pipeline Safety SeminarIn a letter sent to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on Monday, January 7th, 2019, Chairman Dallas Winslow and Commissioners expressed their deepest condolences on the untimely passing of former FERC Chairman Kevin J. McIntyre.
Read More about PSC Sends Deepest Condolences to FERC on the Passing of Chairman McIntyreYesterday, 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 Island nuclear complex in southern New Jersey to a substation near Odessa, Delaware. PJM, […]
Read More about Delaware Public Service Commission Gives Tentative Approval for Proposed Artificial Island ProjectDOVER – 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 rate case. The original request from Delmarva Power asked for an increase […]
Read More about Public Service Commission Approves Settlement to Reduce Delmarva Power Gas RatesMembers of the Delaware Public Service Commission and Staff recently attended the annual meeting of the Organization of PJM States, Inc. (OPSI). OPSI is an inter-governmental organization of utility regulatory agencies of 14 states in the Mid-Atlantic and Midwest, including Delaware. These 14 states are wholly or partly in the service area of PJM, a […]
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