Delmarva Power is asking the Delaware Public Service Commission (PSC) to increase electric and gas rates to offset modernization expenses
In a statement released Monday Delmarva Power said they are requesting that the PSC update electric and natural gas delivery rates to reflect the costs associated with reliability improvements to the local energy grid, along with new technology the company has implemented to meet customer needs and growth in Delaware.
These efforts have resulted in record service reliability for customers and led to the company winning national residential and business customer satisfaction awards, according to Delmarva Spokesman Timothy Stokes.
Stokes said the requests seek to adjust the typical Delaware electric residential customer’s monthly bill by about $3.68 and the typical residential natural gas customer’s monthly winter bill by about $6.00.
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Screw Delmarva Power. They have already increased the electric rate numerous times since they were allowed to by legislation. The General Assembly needs to reign them back in and pass legislation stopping these damn rate increases. How much more modernization do they need. Delmarva Power is making an enormous profit on us. Use their profits to "modernize."
ReplyDeleteI'm going to ask for a raise at work tomorrow to modernize our home. Anybody think I'll get it?
DeletePiss off. That is a cost of doing business. In the private sector its called investing in your business to remain competitive. The trump tax cut should also have served them well along with the increases in section 179.
ReplyDeleteOver charging customers is a crime
DeleteOF COURSE THEY ARE
ReplyDeleteglad i have choptank
Choptank is absolutely the best! Was thrilled to get rid of Delmarva power!
ReplyDeleteRates go up. Service gets worse.
ReplyDeleteI completely agree with 4:08 PM.
ReplyDeleteThey're ALWAYS seeking rate increases. ENOUGH!
ReplyDeleteWish we could get Choptank.
ReplyDeleteI ditto 4:08 & 5:04
ReplyDeleteIt is amazing how much cheaper electric is in other States.
ReplyDeleteA HIGH Air Conditioner bill in North Caroline is about $150.00
When is this going to Stop! or rather Who is going
ReplyDeleteto stop these Constant Rate increases???
I would love to see them have a lesson in customer service. I would gladly pay for a small increase if I could talk to someone with some sense when I call.
ReplyDeleteLast year a crew came out and erected a second pole.
I was told that we were getting under ground cables but still we would have a wire going to the house.
The day they turned off the electricity I was home and my vehicle was in the driveway. The cake I was baking
was only have way done and when they turned the power back on it fried the energy saver box on my hot water heater. I was told by customer service they would come back out in a week and remove the first pole but would need to turn off the electricity again. After talking to my electrician it was decided to wait until they did that because if not it could again fry a new energy box unless I knew ahead of time so I could cut it off. After waiting three weeks and having to take showers elsewhere I finally reached a gentleman in the engineer’s office.
I told him my dilemma. He said he had no idea when they would be back out and they were waiting on the Xfinity before they removed the pole. His suggestion and I quote
“ I think you can get a temporary membership at the Y and take showers over there until we come back out”
At that point I decided to replace my hot water heater with one without an energy saver box. The pole is still here and they never returned to finish up their work. That is beyond poor customer service.
has the other party removed/ transferred their facilities to the new pole? If not, there's the reason the original pole remains. Happens all the time
DeleteMy bill has been over $400 a month during the Summer and it is just me living in my house. One day I came home and my power had been disconnected because I didn't get a late bill or a phone call and I had to pay an additional $750 deposit to get it turned back on. The woman I talked to on the phone about that was extremely rude and talked down to me the entire time.
ReplyDeleteI know it was mostly my fault but I didn't have to be treated like a criminal with bad credit. I have Triple-A credit and this bill just got lost somehow or something. I've had Delmarva Power for over 30 years so it's not like I am going somewhere and they don't know where I work. Delmarva Power doesn't give a damn about their customers, it's about the all mighty profit!
Their profits are stupendous.
ReplyDeleteUse some of that money instead of monstrous bonuses and meetings and travel to exotic locales, on business, of course, of course.
Quit squeezing "we, the people" and as far as our "leaders" are concerned, quit ALLOWING them to squeeze us.
Probably not on your agenda, is it?
Keep cheering.
Wait until the free wind turbine electricity goes on line. Then you will see rate increases like never before.
ReplyDeleteThey are TOooooo High now & should be made to CUT the rates in Half !!!!
ReplyDeleteThey got more money than the Banks & the Govt !!!! Endless
They are crooks
ReplyDeleteI have extended my personal life activities and totally improved my own quality of life by becoming a world traveller and limiting my diet to only the finest of chef's culinary creations, so I will now require the Social Security Administration to increase the amount of my monthly check by a minimum of 20%. Thank you for understanding.
ReplyDeleteThis article said Delmarva Power, That is Maryland, not Delaware you idiots, but I wouldn't expect anything less from morons... A epileptic monkey is smarter than all of you...
ReplyDeleteDelaware has a CO-OP called, DELAWARE CO-OP, I am sure Delmarva Power might have their hand in Delaware some, but they are mostly Maryland, so Maryland would see the rate increase!!!!
Very much in Delaware, corporation is Delaware aaaannndd md also has a co-op known as choptank, pointing the not so intelligent epilectic monkey finger at yourself. Thank you for the display of blissful ignorance by you; the name calling added some flare to the humor.
Delete9:37......a pious, self-appointed wunderkind arrogantly lecturing the poor masses.
ReplyDeleteMostly about how smart he thinks he is.
He also probably never does anything wrong, either, and is perfectly willing to surrender at any time under any circumstances. For any reason.
We are blessed to just have him among us.
Read my lips..............NO NEW RATE HIKES!!!!!
ReplyDeleteMaybe they should sell some of the real estate they own on the eastern shore. Most larger properties are owned by them or their counter part (the big time developer company around here that most should know but I will leave nameless)
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