Delaware Code Title 26 Sec. 1006 – Rates for customers
(a) Rates for customers within DP&L’s service territory.
(1) DP&L is required to offer both standard offer service and returning customer service, except that returning customer service shall only apply to customers meeting the definitional load characteristics for such service. Customers on returning customer service may return to standard offer service after receiving returning customer service for a minimum of 12 consecutive months.
(2) After May 1, 2006, rates for customers taking standard offer service shall be adjusted in accordance with subchapter III of Chapter 1 of this title. The Electric Utility Retail Customer Supply Act of 2006, 75 Del. Laws, c. 242, shall not have any effect on contractual arrangements between the standard offer service supplier and successful bidders entered into as a result of the recently conducted bidding process for standard offer service in Public Service Commission Docket No. 04-391. Any rates derived from that process shall be determined by the Commission pursuant to that docket, except as permitted in paragraph (a)(3) of this section.
(3) With respect to rate increases for standard offer service to be effective on May 1, 2006, residential and small commercial customers of DP&L, depending on rate classification, shall have the ability to opt out of the following rate deferral plan:
| ??Date?? | Rate % Increase |
| 5/1/2006 | 15% |
| 1/1/2007 | 25% |
| 6/1/2007 | 19% |
| 1/1/2008 | True-up/Balance??? |
Terms Used In Delaware Code Title 26 Sec. 1006
- Commission: means the Delaware Public Service Commission. See Delaware Code Title 26 Sec. 1001
- customer: means a purchaser of electricity for ultimate consumption and not for resale in this State, including the owner/operator of any building or facility, but not the occupants thereof, that purchases and supplies electricity to the occupants of such building or facility. See Delaware Code Title 26 Sec. 1001
- Docket: A log containing brief entries of court proceedings.
- Returning customer service: means the electric supply service offered to customers with a peak monthly load of 1000 kW or more, which have left standard offer service as of April 30, 2007, and later decide to receive electric supply service from their electric distribution company. See Delaware Code Title 26 Sec. 1001
- Standard offer service: means the provision of electric supply service after the transition period by a standard offer service supplier to customers who do not otherwise receive electric supply service from an electric supplier. See Delaware Code Title 26 Sec. 1001
- Standard offer service supplier: means the electric distribution company serving within its certificated service territory. See Delaware Code Title 26 Sec. 1001