New Castle County Council encouraged the state Public Service Commission to reject Delmarva Power’s request for a rate increase at its meeting Feb. 10.
Delmarva Power filed a request for a $67.8 million rate increase at the start of the year. This is the organization’s third rate increase request in the last six years, with the last request approved in 2024.
The vote to send a letter to the Commission was nearly unanimous with 11 yeas and one absent. Councilmember Penrose Hollins voted present and recused himself from the vote because his daughter works for Delmarva…