SPONSOR: Rep. Heffernan & Sen. Hansen & Sen. Huxtable Reps. Briggs King, Gray, Griffith, Osienski, D. Short, K. Williams, Wilson-Anton; Sens. Lawson, Pettyjohn, Richardson, Sokola, Walsh HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 152nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 35 CELEBRATING DEMEC DAY AND RECOGNIZING THE DELAWARE MUNICIPAL ELECTRIC CORPORATION AND THE COMMUNITY-OWNED NOT FOR PROFIT ELECTRIC UTILITIES THROUGHOUT DELAWARE.
SPONSOR: Rep. Heffernan & Sen. Hansen & Sen. Huxtable Reps. Briggs King, Gray, Griffith, Osienski, D. Short, K. Williams, Wilson-Anton; Sens. Lawson, Pettyjohn, Richardson, Sokola, Walsh
SPONSOR: Rep. Heffernan & Sen. Hansen & Sen. Huxtable
Reps. Briggs King, Gray, Griffith, Osienski, D. Short, K. Williams, Wilson-Anton; Sens. Lawson, Pettyjohn, Richardson, Sokola, Walsh
SPONSOR:
Rep. Heffernan & Sen. Hansen & Sen. Huxtable
Reps. Briggs King, Gray, Griffith, Osienski, D. Short, K. Williams, Wilson-Anton; Sens. Lawson, Pettyjohn, Richardson, Sokola, Walsh
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
152nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY
HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 35
CELEBRATING DEMEC DAY AND RECOGNIZING THE DELAWARE MUNICIPAL ELECTRIC CORPORATION AND THE COMMUNITY-OWNED NOT FOR PROFIT ELECTRIC UTILITIES THROUGHOUT DELAWARE.
WHEREAS, DEMEC Day is celebrated every April to recognize the value of public power and advancements made by Delawares not-for-profit, community-owned electric utilities to benefit their residential and business customers; and WHEREAS, eight cities and towns throughout Delaware (New Castle, Newark, Middletown, Smyrna, Clayton, Milford, Seaford, and Lewes), in partnership with DEMEC, are engaged in supplying reliable and environmentally responsible electric service , most of them serving their respective communities for over 100 years; and WHEREAS, in 1978, the Delaware General Assembly enacted legislation authorizing Delawares public power communities to form a joint action agency to act as a wholesale electric provider for their collective benefit as a political subdivision of the state; and WHEREAS, in 1979, the Delaware Municipal Electric Corporation (DEMEC) was incorporated as a not-for- profit extension of the member communities it serves; and WHEREAS, public power is built on local decision-making, with customers having a direct say in utility operations and policies as owners of their community electric utility; and WHEREAS, DEMEC members provide homes, businesses, farms, social service buildings, government agencies, and emergency services with nationally recognized, reliable power; and WHEREAS, DEMEC and its members are valuable community assets that contribute to the quality of life for residents and businesses through aggregated energy savings programs, local customer service, reduced carbon emissions, economic development, and other community projects; and WHEREAS, DEMECs mission is to deliver excellence in competitive, reliable, sustainable power supply and innovative services to advance the benefits of community-owned utilities; and WHEREAS, DEMEC has been at the forefront of renewable energy in Delaware, installing over 28.7 megawatts (MW) of in-state solar generation through utility solar facilities in Dover, Milford, Newark, and Smyrna and community solar projects in Seaford, Clayton, and New Castle; and WHEREAS, DEMEC purchases power and all renewable energy credits (REC) from the 69 MW Laurel Hill Wind Farm, and RECs from the 2 MW wind turbine at the University of Delaware Lewes campus, funding UD Graduate Fellowships for Wind Energy Research; and WHEREAS, in four years, DEMECs Energy Efficiency Program has assisted customers with measured and verified projects expected to save customers $18.4 million and 160,870 MWh over the projects lifetime, equal to 22,183 homes electric use for one year; and WHEREAS, DEMEC has reduced its carbon footprint by over 50% since 2005, providing its member communities with energy that is over 90% low to no emissions. NOW, THEREFORE: BE IT RESOLVED that the House of Representatives of the 152 nd General Assembly, the Senate concurring therein, recognizes the Delaware Municipal Electric Corporation and community-owned, not-for-profit electric utilities throughout Delaware for their dedication to serving their communities with energy saving programs and carbon reduction projects. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that, in honor of DEMECs upcoming 44 th anniversary and over 100 years of reliable and safe electric service from Delawares local public power utilities, April 5, 2023, is hereby proclaimed as DEMEC Day.
WHEREAS, DEMEC Day is celebrated every April to recognize the value of public power and advancements made by Delawares not-for-profit, community-owned electric utilities to benefit their residential and business customers; and
WHEREAS, eight cities and towns throughout Delaware (New Castle, Newark, Middletown, Smyrna, Clayton, Milford, Seaford, and Lewes), in partnership with DEMEC, are engaged in supplying reliable and environmentally responsible electric service , most of them serving their respective communities for over 100 years; and
WHEREAS, in 1978, the Delaware General Assembly enacted legislation authorizing Delawares public power communities to form a joint action agency to act as a wholesale electric provider for their collective benefit as a political subdivision of the state; and
WHEREAS, in 1979, the Delaware Municipal Electric Corporation (DEMEC) was incorporated as a not-for- profit extension of the member communities it serves; and
WHEREAS, public power is built on local decision-making, with customers having a direct say in utility operations and policies as owners of their community electric utility; and
WHEREAS, DEMEC members provide homes, businesses, farms, social service buildings, government agencies, and emergency services with nationally recognized, reliable power; and
WHEREAS, DEMEC and its members are valuable community assets that contribute to the quality of life for residents and businesses through aggregated energy savings programs, local customer service, reduced carbon emissions, economic development, and other community projects; and
WHEREAS, DEMECs mission is to deliver excellence in competitive, reliable, sustainable power supply and innovative services to advance the benefits of community-owned utilities; and
WHEREAS, DEMEC has been at the forefront of renewable energy in Delaware, installing over 28.7 megawatts (MW) of in-state solar generation through utility solar facilities in Dover, Milford, Newark, and Smyrna and community solar projects in Seaford, Clayton, and New Castle; and
WHEREAS, DEMEC purchases power and all renewable energy credits (REC) from the 69 MW Laurel Hill Wind Farm, and RECs from the 2 MW wind turbine at the University of Delaware Lewes campus, funding UD Graduate Fellowships for Wind Energy Research; and
WHEREAS, in four years, DEMECs Energy Efficiency Program has assisted customers with measured and verified projects expected to save customers $18.4 million and 160,870 MWh over the projects lifetime, equal to 22,183 homes electric use for one year; and
WHEREAS, DEMEC has reduced its carbon footprint by over 50% since 2005, providing its member communities with energy that is over 90% low to no emissions.
NOW, THEREFORE:
BE IT RESOLVED that the House of Representatives of the 152 nd General Assembly, the Senate concurring therein, recognizes the Delaware Municipal Electric Corporation and community-owned, not-for-profit electric utilities throughout Delaware for their dedication to serving their communities with energy saving programs and carbon reduction projects.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that, in honor of DEMECs upcoming 44 th anniversary and over 100 years of reliable and safe electric service from Delawares local public power utilities, April 5, 2023, is hereby proclaimed as DEMEC Day.
SYNOPSIS This Concurrent Resolution recognizes the Delaware Municipal Electric Corporation and community-owned, not-for-profit electric utilities throughout Delaware for their dedication to serving their communities with energy saving programs and carbon reduction projects. This Resolution also celebrates DEMECs upcoming 44th anniversary and over 100 years of reliable and safe electric service from Delawares local public power utilities by proclaiming April 5, 2023, as DEMEC Day.
SYNOPSIS
This Concurrent Resolution recognizes the Delaware Municipal Electric Corporation and community-owned, not-for-profit electric utilities throughout Delaware for their dedication to serving their communities with energy saving programs and carbon reduction projects. This Resolution also celebrates DEMECs upcoming 44th anniversary and over 100 years of reliable and safe electric service from Delawares local public power utilities by proclaiming April 5, 2023, as DEMEC Day.