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Delaware City Council approves retail electric aggregation deal, removes renewable default
Summary
The council voted unanimously to authorize a 12-month agreement with Dyna G Energy Services and to strip a renewable-energy default from the contracting terms; public commenters urged continued promotion of the green option.
Delaware City Council on April 7 approved Ordinance 25-20, authorizing the city manager to execute a 12-month competitive retail electric aggregation contract with Dyna G Energy Services LLC and striking language that would have made a renewable-energy product the default option for city residents. The ordinance was passed as an emergency measure and took effect immediately after the unanimous vote.
The council’s action follows public comment from David Carpenter of Sustainable Delaware, who urged the council to keep the renewable option as the default and asked the city to better inform customers about the small annual cost difference. "We do the best we can to educate the public about how little extra cost there is to choose that option," Carpenter said during the meeting, estimating an illustrative extra cost of about $12 a year for a typical customer.
City staff told council the agreement is time-sensitive because the current…
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