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John Nichols, Fellow, Center of Energy & Environment Policy
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John Nichols
Energy Policy Fellow, Caesar Rodney Institute
John Nichols is an Energy Policy Fellow at the Caesar Rodney Institute. He graduated with honors from the University of Delaware with a degree in Education and spent 35 years in the financial services industry, where he held numerous professional licenses and management positions.
Nichols now focuses on energy policy research, with an emphasis on electricity markets, grid reliability, and the economic impacts of energy policy on consumers. His work seeks to improve public understanding of how the PJM power grid operates and how energy policy decisions affect affordability and reliability for Delaware families and businesses.
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Jun 15, 2026 ∙ 9 min
Delmarva Power Is Not a Solar Developer’s Collection Agency
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.
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Jun 9, 2026 ∙ 3 min
Delaware Cedes Its Electric Grid Authority to a Solar and Wind Advocacy Organization
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.
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May 25, 2026 ∙ 10 min
Battery Storage in Delaware: $3.8 Billion in Projected Costs, $764 Million in Claimed Grid Benefits
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.
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