Tag: SEU
How The GA Passed Energy Efficiency w/o Passing HB 179
This is awesome, just the kind of stuff I love. You will no doubt recall, through the writings of Cassandra and others, that Delaware utilities currently cannot offer their customers consumer conservation programs that would save the consumer money and reduce energy usage.
You also know that a bill designed to permit utilities to offer these programs was buried in the Senate Energy Committee, where it had languished for over a year under the watchful eye of SEU founder and Senator Harris McDowell. Which brings us to last night, and, for that matter, this morning. At 3:21:05 am, to be precise.
No, Sen. McDowell did not relent, nor did he release HB 179 from committee. So, how did this get done?
QOD — Why Can’t Delaware’s Utilities Participate in Consumer Conservation Programs?
I know I’m late to this — it was in the NJ in late May — but I keep thinking about this and wonder WHY exactly this is:
Delmarva is currently banned from providing help with home efficiency upgrades, with the SEU designated as the primary provider in this regard. Rather than reaching 1,500 homes, the SEU could reach 30,000 homes by involving Delmarva Power in the program’s execution, O’Mara said. The bill would also allow utilities to credit some energy efficiency toward their renewable power purchase requirements after a utility achieved a full 15 percent reduction in overall energy usage through efficiency measures.
People’s Settlement Final Report Released
Today, Tom Wagner published the final report of his investigation into People’s Settlement. The findings are as follows:
- They did not meet the standards of the Green Energy Savings Program
- Their accounting standards are inaccurate
- Questionable real estate transactions have been referred to the Attorney General
- Department of Education audit findings were not reported to the board
Happy Easter from The SEU
This morning I attended the second meeting in a month of the Sustainable Energy Utility (SEU) Oversight Board. The big news that came out of this meeting was that a final contract had been negotiated with Applied Energy to be the Contract Administrator. The CA is responsible for the actual work of the SEU. The […]
Busy Friday Morning?
I am planning on attending the SEU meeting on Friday morning. Who is with me? 9:00-10:30AM U of D Perkins Student Center Kirkwood Room They will be discussing the Fiscal Agent RFP and getting an update on the Contract Administrator negotiations. Plus it is fun to see who gets kicked out and who gets to […]
The SEU: New Characters, Same Script
This morning I attended the SEU oversight board’s February meeting. A few days ago I got an email from the guy responsibe for notifying those of us on the SEU mailing list of impending meetings. The email included an agenda and the location/time of the meeting. When I arrived, I asked for and received a […]
The SEU in 2008
It is useful to review where we have been with regard to the Sustainable Energy Utility. This is an organization that was created out of thin air by Harris McDowell in 2006. He the presided over an “interim” board that was to define the future of the SEU. Senator McDowell was reticent to declare the […]
LiberalGeek Reports From the SEU RFP Meeting
Sorry that I haven’t posted on this earlier, but my weekend was very enjoyable and made a long post difficult to write. My schedule cleared at work on Thursday so I was able to break away for a few hours to get out to the public comment meeting for the RFP that the SEU is […]
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