The Senate Environment, Energy & Transportation Committee heard testimony on HB 269, a bill requiring Delmarva Power to adopt IREC model interconnection procedures, with no vote taken on the bill during the hearing. Supporters cited Delaware's ranking among the worst states for interconnection standards, while CCSA raised implementation concerns about the bill's timeline and potential conflict with ongoing regulatory work.
Dexter Hendricks of CCSA testified that the bill 'raises several implementation concerns that could undermine both its effectiveness and ongoing work already underway in Delaware' and recommended tying implementation to the next IREC model update rather than the 2023 version. Matt Hartigan of the PSC responded that the commission agrees with the majority of CCSA's comments but that the bill's amendment gives the Commission the necessary authority to implement it and that 'the bill with the amendment is fine to go forward.'
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“This has resulted in a lot of commentary from the solar business community and has even resulted in a news article in an online trade magazine stating that Delaware's interconnection standards now rate among the worst in the country.”
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Sign in to subscribeThe Senate Environment, Energy, and Transportation Committee is hereby called to order. I'm State Senator Stephanie Hanson. I'm the chair of the committee. Today is March 25, 2026. As chair of this committee, in accordance with Senate rules, this committee is authorized to meet in a hybrid format. Committee members and members of the public can participate either in person or virtually through zoom webinar. The public may participate virtually by registering via the meeting link that is posted on the General Assembly's website, and the instructions for providing public comment are posted under this committee meeting's notice. Members of the public are also welcome to attend the meeting in person and should sign the sign in document for attendance and to indicate if they would like to speak on a bill. We'll begin today's meeting by taking a roll call. Attendance of the committee members present. When your name is called, please affirm your attendance. Senator Russ Huxtable. Here. Senator Elizabeth Lachman. Here. Senator Spiros Mancavitos. Absent. Senator Trey Pardee. Absent. Senator Ray Siegfried. Absent. Senator Eric Buxon. Absent. Senator Brian Pettyjohn. And myself, Senator Stephanie Hansen. So, 1, 2, 3, 4. We do not have a quorum then…
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