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Updated Aug 3, 2026Utility Landscape
Delmarva Power & Light Company (DPL)
IOUNorthern and central Delaware for electric; limited natural gas service in New Castle County
Subsidiary of Exelon's Pepco Holdings; subject to ongoing infrastructure investment and cost-recovery proceedings before the PSC. Most recently filed for electric distribution rate adjustments tied to grid modernization capital expenditures.
Chesapeake Utilities Corporation
IOUNatural gas distribution across much of Delaware, including Kent and Sussex Counties
Actively pursuing pipeline expansion and system reliability investments; has sought rate base increases to recover costs associated with main replacement programs and system extension to underserved areas.
Delaware Electric Cooperative (DEC)
coopRural portions of Kent and Sussex Counties in southern Delaware
As a member-owned cooperative, DEC is subject to PSC jurisdiction for certain matters; has been investing in grid hardening and distributed energy resources to serve its predominantly rural membership base.
City of Dover Electric
muniCity of Dover and portions of surrounding Kent County
Municipally owned utility operating under its own rate-setting authority; participates in PJM capacity markets and has been evaluating solar procurement options to meet sustainability goals without direct PSC rate oversight.
Artesian Water Company
IOUWater service across New Castle County and portions of Kent and Sussex Counties
Subsidiary of Artesian Resources Corporation; has pursued multiple rate cases in recent years to recover infrastructure replacement costs and address PFAS remediation capital expenditures, drawing significant PSC scrutiny on return on equity levels.
Key Issues
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Delmarva Power grid modernization cost recovery: PSC evaluating DPL's proposed distribution system modernization plan (DSMP) and associated deferred cost recovery mechanisms, with intervenors challenging the pace and prudency of smart meter and automation investments.
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PFAS remediation cost allocation for Artesian Water: Ongoing proceedings to determine the extent to which costs associated with PFAS/PFOA contamination response and treatment infrastructure may be passed through to ratepayers versus absorbed by shareholders.
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Renewable energy portfolio standard (RPS) compliance and offshore wind integration: Delaware's RPS requires increasing renewable procurement, and the PSC is actively engaged in proceedings related to interconnection costs and cost allocation for offshore wind projects in the PJM queue affecting Delmarva's distribution system.
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Low-income customer assistance program (LICAP) funding adequacy: PSC and stakeholders reviewing sufficiency of existing low-income energy assistance mechanisms administered through DPL and Chesapeake Utilities amid post-pandemic arrears and elevated energy burdens.
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Chesapeake Utilities natural gas system expansion prudency review: PSC scrutinizing whether proposed extensions into new service territories are consistent with Delaware's decarbonization policy trajectory, creating tension between utility growth plans and state climate commitments.
Upcoming
Estimated deadline for intervenor testimony in Delmarva Power & Light's pending electric distribution rate case; procedural schedule anticipated to set evidentiary hearing for late fall 2026.
Estimated PSC open meeting at which Artesian Water Company PFAS cost recovery petition is expected to be addressed for procedural scheduling or preliminary ruling on cost eligibility.
Estimated evidentiary hearing date for Chesapeake Utilities natural gas rate case and system expansion prudency proceeding, contingent on current procedural schedule holding.
Estimated deadline for Delaware PSC to submit annual report to the General Assembly on RPS compliance and offshore wind integration progress, which may trigger follow-on rulemaking on procurement obligations.
Commissioner Watch
View all ↗Anthony J. DePrima was appointed to the Delaware Public Service Commission.
Anthony J. DePrima was appointed to the Delaware Public Service Commission.
Bob Wheatley was appointed to the Delaware Public Service Commission.
Dallas Winslow departed from the Delaware Public Service Commission.
Gina Iorii was appointed to the Delaware Public Service Commission.
Staff
16| Name | Title | Phone |
|---|---|---|
| Malika Davis | Deputy Director | (302) 736-7521 |
| Matt Hartigan | Executive Director | (302) 736-7537 |
| Samantha Hemphill | Press Information Officer | (302) 736-7564 |
| Crystal Beenick | Fiscal Advisor V/Commission Secretary | (302) 736-7534 |
| Joshua Bowman | Regulatory Policy Administrator | (302) 736-7500 |
| Islah Causey | Public Utility Analyst | (302) 736-7500 |
| Lisa Driggins | Regulatory Policy Administrator | (302) 736-7500 |
| Wayne Ericksen | Engineer IV / Pipeline Safety Program Mgr | (302) 736-7500 |
| Nathaniel Felsmann | Utility Analyst | (302) 736-7519 x7519 |
| Tricia Gannon | Sr. Regulatory Policy Administrator | (302) 736-7552 |
| Kathryn Nicole Hall | Public Utility Analyst | (302) 736-7566 |
| Mark Lawrence Esq. | Senior Hearing Examiner | (302) 736-7540 |
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