Yes, Build Small Modular Reactors in Delaware By  David T. Stevenson , Director Center for Energy & Environmental Policy September 30, 2025. (updated 9/30/2025)     To determine whether it is wise to build nuclear small modular reactors (SMRs) in Delaware, the state's Nuclear Energy Task Force must answer a list of questions. Many of those answers are already clear: we can and should build SMRs in Delaware. Technical and Logistical Feasibility   In 2023, Dr. Kathryn Huff, the

Delaware’s New Hybrid Vehicle Fee Doesn’t Add Up Hybrid owners already pay fuel taxes and higher purchase costs - yet now face a $60 annual fee that delivers little revenue and questionable results.   By  David T. Stevenson , Director Center for Energy & Environmental Policy September 15, 2025 (updated Sept. 24, 2025) Delaware's new $60 annual vehicle registration fee on gasoline hybrids should be cut in half. The math shows a fair charge would be closer to $30 a year.   This

PJM Challenges the Narrative: What’s Really Driving Higher Electric Bills Rethinking Delaware's energy mandates and their impact   By  David T. Stevenson , Director Center for Energy & Environmental Policy September 9, 2025 PJM Interconnection, the organization that manages the electric grid for 13 states including Delaware, has confirmed what the Caesar Rodney Institute (CRI) has long argued: state mandates are raising bills and straining reliability. Delaware policymakers n

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A quiet energy revolution is underway. Closed nuclear power plants are reopening, and new small modular reactors (SMRs)-using both traditional and advanced technologies-are under development, totaling more than three gigawatts of planned capacity. These plants are projected to begin generating electricity between 2027 and 2032, and national targets aim to triple nuclear capacity by 2050...

The proposed New Castle County data center project—known as Project Washington and backed by developer Starwood Digital Ventures—could significantly affect Delaware's electricity supply and pricing. The project plans to buy power from Delmarva Power, with only limited on-site diesel or natural gas backup...

The Caesar Rodney Institute (CRI) is raising a red flag over a newly released report that could drive up costs for Delaware's lower-income electric customers. Published April 30, 2025, "Delaware Value of Solar"-commissioned by the Delaware Sustainable Energy Utility (SEU) and published by Energize Delaware-is now potentially being used to justify reimbursing rooftop solar owners for the excess electricity they send back to the grid...

Unraveling Deception: Delaware’s ‘Energy Solutions’ Act Our legislature's approach to promoting offshore wind power raises serious concerns about deception and manipulation.   By David T. Stevenson Center for Energy & Environmental Policy April 5, 2024 Delaware lawmakers have cleverly disguised the costly price of offshore wind power through a draft Senate bill called the "Energy Solutions Act." This bill is a prime example of how to deceive Delawareans and the public by maki

Contrary to oft-stated comments, Delaware meets all federal air quality standards. The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) sets the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS). Those standards are reviewed regularly...

Delaware joined other East Coast states to create the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI), basically a tax on carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from power plants. Power plants must buy emission allowances at quarterly auctions and turn them in based on emission levels...