Lawmakers want more solar farms in Delaware, say it could lower utility bills [View all]

Delaware lawmakers want to make Delaware a little greener by promoting more solar energy farms.

The effort announced on Tuesday would require utility companies — namely Delmarva Power — to get a greater percentage of their electricity from wind or solar energy by either buying it or creating it themselves.

Right now, the goal of Delaware's Renewable Portfolio Standard, which was created in 2005, is to get 25% of Delaware's energy from renewable sources by 2025. This new measure would require 40% by 2035.

Sen. Harris McDowell, D-Wilmington North, who is chairman of the Senate Energy Committee, plans to introduce a bill outlining the changes.

Read more: https://www.delawareonline.com/story/news/politics/2020/04/22/delaware-lawmakers-propose-more-solar-wind-farms-new-bill/3003661001/