PSC Looking for Aggregation Expert The Public Service Commission wants to hire a consultant to help it review and assess the potential costs and benefits of retail aggregation. The job posting, done through the Secretary of State’s office, is part of a legislature-ordered study of aggregation, which would allow groups of...

PSC Delays Vote on Delmarva Reliability Plan The Public Service Commission delayed a vote on Delmarva Power & Light’s infrastructure improvement plan until Exelon completes its acquisition of Delmarva’s parent company, Pepco Holdings Inc. PSC staff was critical of Delmarva’s five-year, $397 million plan to improve its distribution system, calling it...

DELAWARE Lawmaker Proposes Study for Power Aggregation Colin Bonini A Delaware lawmaker included a proposal for an electricity aggregation study into the state’s capital budget this year in a move that could lead to lower electricity prices for local governments and their residents. The measure, penned by state Sen. Colin...

State, Railroads Mum on Bakken Crude Shipments State officials know when large shipments of potentially explosive Bakken crude are shipped by rail to a refinery in the state but won’t release that information to the public because of security concerns, The News Journal reported. CSX Corp. and Norfolk Southern Corp. have...

Data Center, Power Plant Plan Dies After UD Says No A controversial plan to build a data center and a 279-MW power plant at the University of Delaware came to a halt last week, as the university terminated the lease agreement with the proposed developer, The Data Center LLC. A university...

Calpine’s New Plant Hosts Governor   [caption id="attachment_8979" align="alignright" width="270"] Garrison plant schematic (Source: Calpine)[/caption] Calpine Corp. led Gov. Jack Markell and Environmental Protection Agency Secretary Gina McCarthy on a tour of its under-construction Garrison Energy Center in Dover last week. "This project is putting people to work and will bring...

By David Jwanier, Ted Caddell and Michael Brooks WASHINGTON – The Environmental Protection Agency’s proposal to cut carbon dioxide emissions 30% from 2005 levels won’t fall evenly on all states. EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy Coal-heavy Kentucky, West Virginia, Pennsylvania and Ohio will be required to make major changes in their...

Planned Data Center Plant Faces Court Challenges Concept design of planned data center (Source: University of Delaware) A plan to construct a 279-MW natural gas-fired plant for a developing data center on the grounds of a shuttered car factory is being challenged in the state’s Superior Court. The plant was described...