Heavy water is a little-known but essential material used in fusion energy, advanced medicine, semiconductors, and quantum technology. As America grows increasingly dependent on foreign suppliers, Delaware may have an opportunity to help strengthen a critical domestic supply chain and support the industries of the future.

Senate Bill 321 would require Delmarva Power to collect community solar subscription fees on behalf of private solar developers while obscuring those charges from customer bills. Critics argue the proposal reduces transparency, shifts financial risk to ratepayers, and lacks the consumer protections lawmakers are pursuing elsewhere in Delaware.

SB 322 would allow Delaware school districts to raise property taxes by up to 2% annually without voter approval. While statewide enrollment growth has been minimal, Delaware continues to rank among the nation’s lowest-performing states in key education outcomes. Tax increases should be tied to accountability, efficiency, and results—not granted automatically.

House Bill 269 shifts Delaware’s interconnection standards from state regulators to procedures developed by a private advocacy organization. While supporters say it will speed renewable energy projects, critics argue it gives a non-governmental group unprecedented influence over Delaware’s electric grid and raises questions about accountability, oversight, and ratepayer protection.

Caesar Rodney has returned to Washington, D.C. for the first time since his statue was removed from Wilmington in 2020. As America approaches its 250th anniversary, Delaware's founding father once again stands in the national spotlight, reminding us why his historic ride for independence still matters today. Read more about Rodney's legacy and Delaware's role in Freedom 250.

Delaware’s offshore wind debate continues expanding beyond renewable energy policy alone. Legal challenges involving local land use, state permitting, fisheries concerns, grid reliability, and rising economic pressures continue surrounding the US Wind project. As new developments unfold at the county, state, and federal levels, CRI remains actively involved in monitoring and challenging offshore wind approvals impacting Delaware communities and ratepayers.

A new Delaware battery storage proposal promises grid benefits and energy reliability — but the study behind it omitted the full cost to ratepayers. Using the study’s own assumptions, the projected cost approaches $3.8 billion over ten years.

HB 234 could permanently shift control over major government employee costs — including healthcare and pensions — away from elected lawmakers and Delaware taxpayers. In this article, Dr. Stacie Beck explains why making collective bargaining a constitutional right could increase debt, reduce budget flexibility, and weaken Delaware’s economic competitiveness for years to come.

Delaware has a law requiring struggling third-grade readers to be held back and given additional support—but no one is publicly tracking whether it’s actually working. While other states report results and show measurable gains, Delaware families and policymakers are left without clear answers. Without transparency and timely data, it’s impossible to know whether students are improving or simply being passed along.

DNREC says recent storms are “what climate change looks like.” But Delaware’s own data tells a different story. From tornado trends to drought cycles, the numbers show variability—not the clear, worsening patterns often claimed.