Posts Tagged ‘DEC’
Delaware Electric Cooperative Issues Beat the Peak for This Afternoon
Due to the high temperatures, a Beat the Peak Alert has been issued for 3 to 6pm today for Delaware Electric Cooperative customers. DEC asks members to conserve energy. Collectively,…
Read MoreDelaware & Choptank Electric Cooperatives Issue a Beat The Peak Alert – from 4 to 6pm Sunday
Delaware and Choptank Electric Cooperative members are advised of a Beat the Peak Alert today from 4 to 6pm because of the very warm temperatures. How you can help to…
Read MoreDel. Electric Co-op Considers Rate Increase Wed.
Delaware Electric Cooperative residential bills could go up by about 8% under a proposal to be considered by the not-for-profit utility’s board this week. According to DEC President and CEO…
Read MoreDEC Will Buy More Solar
Delaware Electric Cooperative plans to buy solar power from facilities that are being built in Sussex and Kent Counties that are slated to be completed by the end of 2024.…
Read MoreDel. Electric Co-op Refunds $4-Million In Capital Credits
Delaware Electric Cooperative is refunding $4-million in capital credits among more than 64,000 member-owners of the co-op in December. Checks or billing credits will be made available for those who…
Read MoreSunday Morning Power Outage – Long Neck & Angola Areas & Crash
UPDATED – 7:40am – ALL power has been restored ================================================================= UPDATED – 5:52am – Over half of those without power have been restored – mainly in the Angola area. Just…
Read MoreDelaware Electric Cooperative Issues a Beat the Peak for Today
BEAT THE PEAK ALERT! The Delaware Electric Cooperative has issued a Beat the Peak for today, August 27 between 3 and 6pm. Temperatures are expected to be very warm which…
Read MoreDel. Electric Co-op Beat The Peak Alert, Thur. Aug. 12th
Delaware Electric Cooperative has issued a Beat The Peak Alert for this afternoon between 3:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. Temperatures are expected to be warmer which will have people turning…
Read MoreDel. Electric Co-op Hires New President / CEO
Delaware Electric Cooperative has a new President and CEO. Greg Starheim has been chosen by the not-for-profit utility’s board of directors to replace Bill Andrew. Starheim most recently was with…
Read MoreDEC Approves Rate Changes
Delaware Electric Cooperative’s Board of Directors approved rate changes on March 17th for DEC members. On April 1, rates for those served by Delaware Electric Cooperative will fall by three percent,…
Read MoreDel. Electric Co-op Returns $8-Million To Members
Delaware Electric Cooperative is returning almost eight-million dollars in capital credits to its members. The refunds represent what would be profits, but the co-op is a not-for-profit utility so the…
Read MoreDEC, Choptank Issue Beat The Peak Alert
Due to forecast heat and humidity, Delaware Electric Cooperative and Choptank Electric Cooperative have issued a Beat The Peak Alert for this afternoon between 3:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. Members…
Read MoreBeat The Peak Alert, Wed. July 29th
Delaware Electric Cooperative has set Beat The Peak hours for Wednesday between 4:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. Members are asked to conserve electricity during a time of expected high demand.…
Read MoreDEC, Choptank Issue Beat the Peak Alert
A sweltering forecast has led Delaware Electric Cooperative and Choptank Electric Cooperative to issue a Beat the Peak Alert. Between 5:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. today (Wednesday), The Co-ops are…
Read MoreDEC Closes Lobby-Drop Box Now Located by Drive-Thru Window
To protect the public and our employees from the possible spread of COVID-19, the DEC lobby and cashier windows closed on Monday, March 16th and will remain closed until further…
Read MoreUPDATED: Sussex County Council Names Jamie Whitehouse Acting Director of P&Z
Today’s Sussex County Council meeting was short on agenda topics but long on content. The Council heard from Delaware Electric Cooperative President and CEO, Bill Andrew, who came bearing a…
Read MoreCement Truck Overturns, Damages Route 24 West of Millsboro
A crash on Route 24 west of Millsboro resulted in a damaged roadway and a broken utility pole. Delaware State Police say a cement truck overturned just after 6am near…
Read MoreHarrington Man Dies after Crash Friday Night
A crash Friday night on Fox Hunters Road near the intersection of Hemping Road west of Harrington has left one man dead. Delaware State Police say just after 7pm a…
Read MoreUPDATED: Power Outages Friday
Fortunately power outages have been few, but the wind has been an issue for residents along the coast. Delmarva Power – RESOLVED – Bishopville – About 5 residents without power…
Read MoreUPDATED: Scattered Power Outages on Delmarva
There are scattered power outages in Sussex and Worcester County – Delaware Electric Cooperative – RESOLVED – About 265 without power west of Bridgeville since just before 6am – crews…
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