# Delaware energy consumer protection legislation

> Live situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/delaware-energy-consumer-protection-legislation
> Updated: 2026-08-31T19:02:33.000Z. Sources: 6. Developments: 2.

Delaware Governor Matt Meyer has signed a legislative package aimed at protecting energy consumers from rising utility costs. The laws specifically target high-capacity energy users, such as hyperscale data centers, to prevent them from passing infrastructure and electricity upgrade costs onto residential and small business ratepayers.

Under the new regulations, Delmarva Power is required to establish a separate, higher electricity rate for these large-scale facilities. Additionally, these entities are now ineligible for certain job-creation tax credits. These measures follow projections from PJM Interconnection suggesting that data center growth could increase average wholesale electricity prices by more than 80%.

## Timeline

### 2026-08-31: Delaware enacts laws to protect ratepayers from data center energy costs

Delaware has enacted laws to prevent data centers from passing electricity and infrastructure costs to residents, while solar battery storage demand rises amid growing energy needs.

4 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/delaware-enacts-laws-to-protect-ratepayers-from-data-center-energy-costs

### 2026-08-27: Delaware Governor signs energy consumer protection laws

Delaware Governor Matt Meyer signed energy consumer protection legislation requiring data centers and large energy users to pay for their own infrastructure costs to prevent rising utility rates for residents.

2 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/delaware-governor-signs-energy-consumer-protection-laws

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