Delmarva Power is an energy company that provides electricity and natural gas to customers on portions of the Delmarva Peninsula in the states of Delaware and Maryland.[1] The company is a subsidiary of Exelon.
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| Company type | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Industry | Energy |
| Founded | 1909 |
| Headquarters | Newark, Delaware, United States |
Key people | David M. Velazquez (president and CEO) J. Tyler Anthony (SVP and COO) Donna J. Kinzel (SVP and CFO) Paul R. Bonney (SVP) Gary R. Stockbridge (Delmarva Power Region president) |
Number of employees | 961 |
| Parent | Exelon |
| Website | delmarva |
Electricity and natural gas
editDelmarva Power has a 5,000-square-mile (13,000 km2) service area located on the Delmarva Peninsula, serving much of the state of Delaware and the Eastern Shore region of Maryland.[1] The company provides electricity to 312,000 customers in Delaware and 203,000 customers in Maryland as well as natural gas to 129,000 customers in northern Delaware. Delmarva Power has 961 employees and operates 10 facilities and 160 substations.
Transmission voltages are 500kV, 230kV, 138kV and 69kV. The company is a member of the PJM Interconnection.
History
editThe company was founded in 1909[1] as Delaware Power & Light, which served Delaware. In 1943, Delaware Power & Light acquired Eastern Shore Public Service Company, which served the Eastern Shore region of Maryland and the Eastern Shore region of Virginia. The name of the company was changed to Delmarva Power & Light in 1966 and Delmarva Power in 1972.[2] In 1994, Delmarva Power announced it would acquire the Conowingo Power Company, the Maryland retail electric subsidiary of PECO Energy Company that served 35,000 customers in portions of Cecil and Harford counties, for $150 million.[3][4] This acquisition was completed on June 19, 1995.[5]
In 1998, Delmarva Power acquired Atlantic Energy, which owned Atlantic City Electric in New Jersey, for $968 million. The merged utility company became known as Conectiv Power Delivery. Conectiv Power Delivery was acquired by the Potomac Electric Power Company in 2002 for $5.4 billion, which resulted in Pepco Holdings being created as a holding company that owned both utility companies.[6] In 2005, Pepco Holdings brought back the Delmarva Power and Atlantic City Electric names in place of Conectiv Power Delivery.[7]
Between 1981 and 2006, Delmarva Power operated and maintained the municipally-owned St. Michaels Electric Utility, which served 4,000 customers in the town of St. Michaels, Maryland, and surrounding areas, under a lease agreement.[8][9] On October 15, 2006, the St. Michaels Electric Utility was acquired by Choptank Electric Cooperative for $12.2 million, ending Delmarva Power's lease of the system.[9] In 2008, Delmarva Power sold its service area in the Virginia portion of the Delmarva Peninsula, which consisted of 22,000 customers, to A&N Electric Cooperative and Old Dominion Electric Cooperative for $44 million.[2]
On April 30, 2014, Exelon announced that it would acquire Pepco Holdings, the parent company of Delmarva Power. The merger was initially rejected by the District of Columbia Public Service Commission in August 2015, although other federal and state regulators approved of the merger. After revised terms, the District of Columbia Public Service Commission approved the merger on March 23, 2016, and the $6.8 billion acquisition of Pepco Holdings by Exelon was completed the same day. As a result, Exelon serves as the parent company of Delmarva Power.[10]
In 2018, after Congress reduced corporate tax rates from 35% to 21%, Delmarva Power announced that they were reducing their annual power rate increase request for their territory in the state of Delaware by $26 million. Delaware state regulators requested public utility companies to calculate savings "to ensure that consumers will receive the benefits".[11]
Community
editSince 2012, Delmarva Power had donated over $4.7 million to more than 750 organizations.[12] Delmarva Power supports of educational, environmental, arts and culture, and community development organizations. Delmarva Power’s employees give thousands of hours in time and talent as board members, coaches, and volunteers to support community nonprofit organizations.[13]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c "Company Information". delmarva.com. Retrieved 2018-01-23.
- ^ a b Parsons, Kye (January 2, 2008). "Delmarva Power Completes Sale of Virginia Operations". Salisbury, MD: WBOC-TV. Archived from the original on August 21, 2017. Retrieved June 29, 2017.
- ^ "Company News; Delmarva Power To Buy PECO Energy Unit". The New York Times. May 26, 1994. Retrieved August 20, 2017.
- ^ "PECO Energy To Sell Conowingo Power Company To Delmarva Power and Light Company". PR Newswire. May 25, 1994. Retrieved August 20, 2017.
- ^ "Federal Register Volume 60, Number 136". Office of the Federal Register. July 17, 1995. Retrieved August 20, 2017.
- ^ Ianieri, Brian (June 7, 2014). "Atlantic City Electric to become part of energy giant Exelon". Press of Atlantic City. Retrieved June 29, 2017.
- ^ Brown, Tim (March 31, 2005). "PHI and Conectiv Power Delivery Announce New Executive Appointments and Name Change" (Press release). Conectiv Power Delivery. Retrieved June 29, 2017.
- ^ "Choptank Electric Co-op Set to Buy St. Michaels Utility". WBOC-TV. March 3, 2006. Archived from the original on September 3, 2017. Retrieved September 3, 2017.
- ^ a b Nery, Steve (October 9, 2006). "Town's deal with Choptank OK'd Md. panel says co-op's purchase ensures stability for entire St. Michaels service area". The Star-Democrat. Easton, MD. Retrieved September 3, 2017.
- ^ Anu Passary (March 25, 2016). "Exelon Closes $6.8 Billion Merger With Pepco Following Thumbs Up From Regulators". Tech Times. Retrieved June 28, 2016.
- ^ Baker, Karl (2018-02-09). "Delmarva Power cuts rate increase request by $26M". delaware online. Retrieved 2019-11-19.
- ^ "About Us". Delmarva Power. Retrieved 2017-07-03.
- ^ "Delmarva Power Employees Celebrate Community Service Projects for National Volunteer Week". Delmarva Power. 2017-04-25. Retrieved 2017-07-03.
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