Delmarva would face calls to cut planned grid spending

Delmarva would work with state reviewers to lower the spending forecasts in its final grid plan. The proposed cuts are 20% for the 2027 budget and 25% for the 2028 budget. Delmarva would work with commission staff, the state’s customer advocate, and any consultants they hire. The cuts would appear in the final plan due on or before July 31, 2026.

Delmarva would be called on to work with state reviewers to adjust a temporary rate increase. This concerns the temporary rate increase in state case 25-1555. Any adjustment would have to fit the commission’s authority to protect customers from rates it later finds unfair or unreasonable. The resolution sets no specific discount. The work would happen while the commission’s final decision is pending.

Delmarva would present a way to delay collecting temporary rates to commission staff and the state’s customer advocate. The proposal concerns temporary rates scheduled to start July 9, 2026. The plan is for discussion and does not itself delay collection.