Delaware residents face rising costs on all three parts of their electric bills, advocate warns
Delaware electric customers are facing rising costs from several directions at once, Public Advocate Jameson Tweedie said. He said pressure on households and small businesses comes from all three main parts of a power bill: generation, transmission, and distribution. Delaware LIVE reported that on an Oct. 26, 2026, episode of the public policy podcast "A Better Discussion" hosted by Jane Brady, Tweedie outlined the problem. He said Delaware needs more power generation, but the shortfall is tied to a broader regional system that is also struggling to keep up with demand. Customer bills already reflect that pressure. In a report released April 6, 2026, the Delaware Division of the Public Advocate said residential distribution rates had more than doubled since 2006. The same report found transmission costs rose 93.5% from 2020 to 2025, and summer residential supply rates climbed 114.1%…