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HCR158 • 2025

DIRECTING DELMARVA POWER AND LIGHT COMPANY, THE STAFF OF THE DELAWARE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION, AND THE DELAWARE DIVISON OF THE PUBLIC ADVOCATE TO CLOSELY EXAMINE THE NON-MANDATORY INVESTMENT BUDGET CONTAINED IN DELMARVA'S DRAFT INFRASTRUCTURE, SAFETY AND RELIABLITY PLAN.

DIRECTING DELMARVA POWER AND LIGHT COMPANY, THE STAFF OF THE DELAWARE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION, AND THE DELAWARE DIVISON OF THE PUBLIC ADVOCATE TO CLOSELY EXAMINE THE NON-MANDATORY INVESTMENT BUDGET CONTAINED IN DELMARVA'S DRAFT INFRASTRUCTURE, SAFETY AND RELIABLITY PLAN.

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Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

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Last action
2026-06-29
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Effective date
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Plain English Breakdown

The official source uses 'directs' for budget reductions but 'calls on... to voluntarily adjust' for rate implementation, creating a distinction between mandatory and voluntary actions that must be preserved.

Review of Delmarva Power's Investment Budget

This resolution directs Delmarva Power to reconsider its optional spending plans and cut the forecasted budget for non-mandatory investments by about 20% in 2027 and 25% in 2028.

What This Bill Does

  • Directs Delmarva Power & Light Company to reconsider non-mandatory investments in its draft Infrastructure, Safety, and Reliability Plan for 2026 through 2028.
  • Requires the company to reduce the forecasted budget for optional spending by approximately 20% in 2027.
  • Requires the company to reduce the forecasted budget for optional spending by approximately 25% in 2028.
  • Calls on Delmarva Power to voluntarily adjust how it implements interim electricity rates.
  • Requests that the company present a rate deferral mechanism to Public Service Commission Staff and the Public Advocate for discussion.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Delmarva Power & Light Company
  • Staff of the Delaware Public Service Commission
  • The Delaware Division of the Public Advocate

Terms To Know

Non-mandatory investments
Spending on projects identified in Delmarva's draft plan that are not required by law.
Interim rate implementation
The method used to set electricity prices before a final plan is approved, which the resolution asks the company to adjust voluntarily.
Rate deferral mechanism
A process proposed by the company for discussion with regulators and advocates regarding how costs are handled over time.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The resolution calls on Delmarva Power to voluntarily adjust interim rates, meaning this specific action is not mandatory.
  • While it directs budget cuts, the text does not specify if there are penalties for non-compliance with those directives.

Bill History

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Official Summary Text

DIRECTING DELMARVA POWER AND LIGHT COMPANY, THE STAFF OF THE DELAWARE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION, AND THE DELAWARE DIVISON OF THE PUBLIC ADVOCATE TO CLOSELY EXAMINE THE NON-MANDATORY INVESTMENT BUDGET CONTAINED IN DELMARVA'S DRAFT INFRASTRUCTURE, SAFETY AND RELIABLITY PLAN.
This Concurrent Resolution directs Delmarva Power & Light Company to reconsider the non-mandatory investments identified in its draft Infrastructure, Safety, and Reliability Plan for 2026–2028 and to reduce the forecasted 2027 non-mandatory budget by approximately 20% and the forecasted 2028 non-mandatory budget by approximately 25%. This Concurrent Resolution further calls on Delmarva Power to voluntarily adjust its interim rate implementation and to present a rate deferral mechanism to Public Service Commission Staff and the Public Advocate for discussion.