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Chesapeake Utilities – COVID-19 Update

Date Posted: Monday, March 23rd, 2020

Customer Walk-in Access to Company Buildings Temporarily Suspended as a Precaution DOVER, DE – In light of the national emergency declaration over the COVID-19 pandemic, Chesapeake Utilities Corporation (NYSE: CPK) today announced the Company has taken several preventative measures to help keep employees, customers and communities safe. The Company’s Pandemic Response Plan follows the guidance and recommendations of federal, […]

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Artesian Water – COVID-19 Update

Date Posted: Monday, March 23rd, 2020

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Artesian Water Is Taking Action For The Wellness Of Customers And Employees Newark, DE, March 13, 2020 – In an effort to reduce potential exposure to the novel coronavirus (COVID19) pandemic, Artesian Water Company, a subsidiary of Artesian Resources Corporation (NASDAQ: ARTNA), is encouraging our customers to utilize the payment and communication […]

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CONSUMER WARNING: Third Party Electricity Companies Using Spoofed Numbers to Target Delmarva Power Customers

Date Posted: Friday, February 21st, 2020

Third-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 […]

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Delaware Public Service Commission Releases Final Report on Delmarva Power’s Electric Supply Auction

Date Posted: Thursday, February 20th, 2020

Delaware 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 […]

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Silver Run Electric Breaks Ground on Proposed Artificial Island Substation in Middletown

Date Posted: Friday, May 17th, 2019

Staff 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 […]

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CO2 Allowances Sold for $5.35 in 42nd RGGI Auction

Date Posted: Friday, December 7th, 2018

$71.5 Million Raised for Reinvestment in Final Auction of 2018 News Release and Market Monitor Report Now Available:  NEW YORK — The nine New England and Mid-Atlantic states participating in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI), the nation’s first market-based regulatory program to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) pollution, today announced the results of their 42nd auction of […]

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Delmarva Power & Light to Issue RFP for Fund Manager for Merger Funds

Date Posted: Friday, December 7th, 2018

The Energy Efficiency Advisory Committee (EEAC) and Low-Income Subcommittee have been working in conjunction with Delmarva on a RFP for a Fund Manager that will manage the distribution of the $4 million resulting from the Exelon merger that was allocated for low-income energy efficiency. Delmarva will be issuing the RFP and interested bidders should refer to the […]

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Congratulations to the Delaware Sustainable Energy Utility (SEU) for being named the EPA ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year

Date Posted: Thursday, May 10th, 2018

The Delaware Public Service Commission congratulates the SEU on being named EPA ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) will honor the Delaware Sustainable Energy Utility of Dover, Delaware as an ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year. The utility was among 63 ENERGY […]

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Delmarva Power Rate Case Update

Date Posted: Tuesday, February 13th, 2018

Delmarva Power Rate Case Update On Friday, February 9, 2018, Delmarva Power filed additional information on their electric and gas rate cases currently pending with the Delaware Public Service Commission. Based on the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) signed by President Trump on December 22nd, 2017, Delmarva Power has lowered their requested rate increase […]

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Delmarva Power Sets Reliability Record

Date Posted: Monday, February 12th, 2018

Delmarva Power Sets Electric Reliability Record Congratulations to Delmarva Power for their record setting electric reliability in 2017. Delmarva Power Press Release – Record Electricity Reliability The Public Service Commission is responsible for ensuring all public utilities that we regulate provide services that are safe, reliable, and reasonably priced. The Public Service Commission has worked […]

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