Delaware
Governor
Matt Meyer (Democrat)
House Party
Democratic Majority
Senate Party
Democratic Majority
27
40
Southeast
Progress by Policy Area
- Enacted Enacted policies have been passed or established in a state by a governing body via legislation, executive orders, rules, regulations, and/or other program creation, and remain in effect.
- In-progress In progress policies have been established in a state, but final regulations, rules, or plans are pending final approval. This also includes legislation and executive orders that require regulations to be put into effect.
- Partially Enacted Partially enacted policies have been enacted in the state, but are missing one or more policy components. Dashboard policies cannot be considered partially enacted unless policy components are available.
- Not Enacted Not enacted policies have not been passed or established in the state or are no longer in effect.
Greenhouse Gas Emissions Projections in Delaware
Climate Policies in Delaware
| Status | Policy | Policy Area | Policy Category | Year Enacted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Enacted |
Electricity
|
Energy Plans and Targets | 2021 | ||
| Not Enacted |
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Electricity greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reduction targets are set by a state to limit GHG emissions in the electricity sector. These targets aim to reduce emissions by different amounts over time, often expressed as percentage relative to a baseline year. |
Electricity
|
Energy Plans and Targets | ||
| Enacted |
Empty column
2024-2028 Delaware State Energy Plan Establishing Policies
|
Electricity
|
Energy Plans and Targets | ||
| Not Enacted |
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States can establish some form of statewide, consolidated siting and permitting entity — typically a council or board — for renewables and/or transmission to streamline project review and prevent uncertainty in the face of local governments’ restrictions or prohibitions of renewable generation or transmission. |
Electricity
|
Permitting and Grid Integration | ||
| Enacted |
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Delaware received a D grade from Freeing the Grid. Establishing Policies
|
Electricity
|
Permitting and Grid Integration | 2023 | |
| Enacted |
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The Delaware State Energy Office, in coordination with other state agencies, the Delaware Sustainable Energy Utility, and electric utilities, must complete a study and analysis of grid-enhancing technologies (GETs) and advanced transmission technologies (ATTs), including the projected benefits and or costs to ratepayers, technical feasibility, barriers to adoption, and reasonable ways to implement GETs. An initial report is due by December 31, 2025, and a final report is due July 31, 2026. Establishing Policies
|
Electricity
|
Permitting and Grid Integration | 2025 | |
| Partially Enacted |
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The State Policy Opportunity Tracker (SPOT) breaks clean energy policies down into “components”, which are binary questions to evaluate policy quality. Higher quality policies have more of their SPOT components fulfilled. Establishing Policies
Policy Components
10/11
|
Electricity
|
Permitting and Grid Integration | ||
| Partially Enacted |
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The State Policy Opportunity Tracker (SPOT) breaks clean energy policies down into “components”, which are binary questions to evaluate policy quality. Higher quality policies have more of their SPOT components fulfilled. Establishing Policies
Policy Components
4/6
|
Electricity
|
Incentivizing Clean Energy Resources | ||
| Not Enacted |
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Community choice aggregation allows local governments to procure power on behalf of their residents, businesses, and municipal accounts from an alternative supplier while still receiving transmission and distribution service from their existing utility provider. |
Electricity
|
Incentivizing Clean Energy Resources | ||
| Partially Enacted |
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The State Policy Opportunity Tracker (SPOT) breaks clean energy policies down into “components”, which are binary questions to evaluate policy quality. Higher quality policies have more of their SPOT components fulfilled. Establishing Policies
Policy Components
4/5
|
Electricity
|
Incentivizing Clean Energy Resources | ||
| In-Progress |
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The Delaware Sustainable Energy Utility, in coordination with state agencies, electric utilities, and other stakeholders, must undertake a study to assess and analyze the costs and benefits of the adoption of Energy Storage Systems. The study must evaluate and report on the feasibility of constructing additional energy storage projects in Delaware and the projected amount of megawatts of energy storage that might be constructed by December 31, 2030. An initial report is due by December 31, 2025, and a final report is due by June 1, 2026. Establishing Policies
|
Electricity
|
Incentivizing Clean Energy Resources | ||
| Not Enacted |
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Coal phaseouts establish a target year by which states must end coal-fired power generation. |
Electricity
|
Coal Retirement | ||
| Not Enacted |
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Coal securitization is a financing tool that allows utility companies to refinance debt they issued to build coal plants and close the facilities early without taking a financial hit or passing costs on to ratepayers. |
Electricity
|
Coal Retirement |