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Highlighting Bloom Energy Initiative on Electric Bills

Don Rush

DOVER, Del. (AP) - Delaware utility regulators are mulling a request from state lawmakers to require Delmarva Power to give customers more information about their electric bills.

At its meeting Tuesday, the Public Service Commission is scheduled to consider a proposal by lawmakers to require more transparency on electric bills regarding the costs of legislatively-mandated initiatives such as renewable energy portfolio standards, and the qualified fuel cell provider project aimed at helping Bloom Energy.

Lawmakers are asking the commission to direct Delmarva Power to either break the existing Renewable Portfolio Compliance Charge into two line items, or to add a note on the bill that separately identifies the monthly qualified fuel cell provider charge.

Don Rush is the News Director and Senior Producer of News and Public Affairs at Delmarva Public Media. An award-winning journalist, Don reports major local issues of the day, from sea level rise, to urban development, to the changing demographics of Delmarva.