Delmarva Power Energy Efficiency Surcharge Rate Change
Summary
The Delaware Public Service Commission has allowed Delmarva Power & Light Company to temporarily change its Energy Efficiency Surcharge Rider rate. The rate increased from $0.000476 to $0.000874 per kWh, effective for usage on or after January 1, 2026. The change is subject to refund if deemed incorrect in a final order.
What changed
The Delaware Public Service Commission issued a public notice regarding Delmarva Power & Light Company's application to change its Energy Efficiency Surcharge Rider rate. The application, filed on October 29, 2025, proposed an increase in the rate from $0.000476 to $0.000874 per kWh. The Commission, in Order No. 10907 on December 17, 2025, has allowed this rate change to take effect temporarily for usage on or after January 1, 2026, but it remains subject to refund with interest pending a final determination.
Customers of Delmarva Power designated as "R", "RSH", "R-TOU-ND", and "PIV" are directly affected by this surcharge change. Interested parties have until January 2, 2026, to file written comments or objections, or to petition for intervention. Compliance officers should review the filing and supporting documents to understand the impact on their operations and ensure any necessary actions are taken by the comment deadline. Failure to formally intervene by January 2, 2026, may limit participation in the proceedings.
What to do next
- Review Delmarva's application and supporting documents for the Energy Efficiency Surcharge Rider rate change.
- File written comments or objections by January 2, 2026, if interests are affected.
- File a petition to intervene by January 2, 2026, to formally participate in the proceedings.
Penalties
The temporary rate is subject to refund with interest if the Commission later determines it to be incorrect, unjust, or unreasonable in a final order.
Source document (simplified)
BEFORE THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE IN THE MATTER OF DELMARVA POWER & LIGHT COMPANY'S APPLICATION FOR A CHANGE TO THE RIDER EE SURCHARGE (FILED OCTOBER 29, 2025) ) ) ) ) PSC DOCKET NO. 25-1198 PUBLIC NOTICE OF CHANGES TO ENERGY EFFICIENCY SURCHARGE RIDER RATE TO: ALL “R”, “RSH”, “R-TOU-ND” and “PIV” CUSTOMERS OF DELMARVA POWER & LIGHT COMPANY On October 29, 2025, Delmarva Power & Light Company (“Delmarva” or the “Company”) filed with the Delaware Public Service Commission (“Commission”) an application requesting changes to its Electric Tariff related to its Energy Efficiency Surcharge Rider. According to the Company’s application, the rate increased from $0.000476 to $0.000874 per kWh. On December 17, 2025, in PSC Order No. 10907, the Commission allowed the proposed rate and tariff change to go into effect with usage on or after January 1, 2026, on a temporary basis, but subject to refund with interest if the Commission later determines in a final order that such rates and charges are incorrect, unjust, or unreasonable. Interested persons may file written comments or objections to the proposed rate and tariff change on or before January 2, 2026. If you wish to formally participate as a party in this matter, with the right to present evidence and be represented by counsel, you must file with the Commission a written petition requesting leave to intervene in accordance with the requirements of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure (26 Del. Admin. C. § 1001-2.9) on or before January 2, 2026. All written comments, objections, or petitions for leave to intervene should be
filed in the DelaFile E-filing system at https://delafile.delaware.gov under Docket No. 25-1198 or sent to the Commission’s address: Public Service Commission 861 Silver Lake Blvd. Cannon Bldg., Suite 100 Dover, DE 19904 Attn: PSC Docket No. 24-1201 Petitions filed after the deadline of January 2, 2026, will not be considered except for good cause shown. You are invited to review Delmarva’s filing and supporting documents to determine how your interests may be affected. You may review documents posted on the Commission’s website in the DelaFile E-filing system located at https://delafile.delaware.gov/ using Docket Number 25-1198. If you would like to review documents at the Commission’s offices, please contact Tymone Banks at Tymone.Banks@delaware.gov to arrange a time for your review. If you wish to request copies of documents in this matter, please submit a Freedom of Information Act Request Form. This form may be found at https://delaware.gov/topics/foia. There is also a link to the Freedom of Information Act Request Form on the Commission’s website at https://alpha.delaware.gov/foia/?subj=PSC. The Commission will respond to your request in accordance with the Delaware Freedom of Information Act, 29 Del. C. ch. 100. If you have a disability and wish to participate or review the materials in this matter, please contact the Commission to discuss any auxiliary aids or services you might need to help you. You may contact the Commission in person, by writing, by telephone (including text telephone), by Internet e-mail, or other means. If you have questions about this matter, you may call the Commission at 1-800-282-8574 (toll-free in Delaware) or (302) 736-7500 (voice and text telephone). You may also send questions
regarding this matter by Internet e-mail addressed to psc@delaware.gov; include “PSC Docket No. 25-1198” as the subject.
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