Customer Cost Cap Protection is being Threatened Delaware SB 265 is disastrous for ratepayers & should not pass   By David T. Stevenson Center for Energy & Environmental Policy May 14, 2024 In 2008, the Delaware legislature passed a requirement that 25% of our electricity should come from renewable sources like wind and solar power by 2025. Legislators back then were wise enough to protect electric consumers with a 3% cost cap on their electric bills.   Delmarva Power display

We commend Representative Valerie Longhurst's efforts to rein in hospital costs in Delaware. However, the creation of a "Hospital Review Board" in Substitute 1 for House Bill 350 will not succeed. The fundamental problem of high hospital costs in Delaware is due to a lack of competition. NOTE: Hospital costs are clearly the largest component of healthcare costs in Delaware, and they have been currently and historically excessive in comparison to those nationally and in nearby

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Elongated COVID-19 'Emergency' Severely Damaged Delaware Balancing powers between Executive and Legislative branches in emergencies By Charlie Copeland, Director Center for Economic & Fiscal Policy April 11, 2024     " NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOHN C. CARNEY, pursuant to Title 20, Chapter 31 of the Delaware Code, do hereby declare a State of Emergency in Delaware. This State of Emergency will be effective as of Friday, March 13, 2020, at 8:00 a.m. E.S.T., and shall continue until t

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School Freedom Billboard Initiative Sparks Urgent Call for Education Reform in Delaware     (Newark, DE., March 28, 2024) -The Caesar Rodney Institute (CRI) announces the launch of the  School Freedom Billboard Initiative , a groundbreaking campaign to raise awareness and spark action to improve education performance in Delaware. The initiative's billboard, now prominently displayed on Interstate 95 south of Wilmington, DE, seeks to rally parents and community members to dema

Advancing Nuclear Power: US Congress Passes Bill with CRI Amendment by  David T. Stevenson , Director March 22, 2024 A chance encounter with US Senator Tom Carper at the Wilmington train station in Delaware has led to a significant funding award for the first company to secure a license for a groundbreaking "nuclear reactor"  fueled by reprocessed nuclear waste .   It all began the day after I returned from a conference where retired nuclear engineers passionately discussed t