§ 201. General jurisdiction and powers. (a) The Commission shall have exclusive original supervision and regulation of all public utilities and also over their rates, property rights, equipment, facilities, service territories and franchises so far as may be necessary for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this title. Such regulation shall include the […]
§ 202. Limitations on jurisdiction of Commission. (a) Except insofar as may be necessary to implement §§ 203A and 203B of this title regarding the establishment and administration of retail electric service territories, and except as may be necessary to implement § 203C and § 203D of this title regarding the issuance of certificates of […]
§ 203. Transferred.
§ 203A. Certificate of public convenience and necessity; abandonment or discontinuance of business, operations or service. (a) (1) Subject to the provisions of subsection (b) of this section and §§ 102, 201, 202 and Chapter 10 of this title, and excluding electric suppliers, no individual, copartnership, association, corporation, joint stock company, agency or department of […]
§ 203B. Service territories for electric utilities. (a) Subject to the provisions of § 202 of this title, the Commission shall, upon notice and after hearing, establish boundaries throughout the State within which public utilities providing retail electric service shall have the obligation and authority to provide retail electric service. All certificates of public convenience […]
§ 203C. Certificates of public convenience and necessity for water utilities. (a) No person or entity (including municipalities, governmental agencies, and water authorities and districts created under Title 9 or Title 16) shall begin the business of a water utility nor shall any existing water utility begin any extension or expansion of its business or […]
§ 203D. Certificates of public convenience and necessity for wastewater utilities. (a) (1) Except for municipalities, governmental agencies and wastewater authorities and districts, which are governed under subsection (b) of this section and wastewater utilities serving or to serve fewer than 50 customers in the aggregate, no person or entity shall begin the business of […]
§ 203E. Certificate of public convenience and necessity for new electric transmission utilities. (a) Except as provided in § 203A(a)(3) of this title, no person or entity shall begin the business of an electric transmission utility providing transmission facilities, as defined in § 1001(26) of this title, without having first obtained from the Commission a […]
§ 204. Extension of utilities’ facilities. (a) The Commission may, after hearing, upon notice, by order in writing, require every public utility to establish, construct, maintain and operate any reasonable extension of its existing facilities where, in the judgment of the Commission, such extension is reasonable and practicable and will furnish sufficient revenue to justify […]
§ 205. Reports by public utilities. (a) The Commission may require every public utility to file with the Commission such annual and other periodic or special reports, at such times, in such form and of such content, and covering such period or periods of time, as the Commission may by rules and regulations or by […]
§ 206. Investigations. The Commission may investigate, upon its own initiative or upon complaint in writing, any matter concerning any public utility. 47 Del. Laws, c. 254, § 3; 26 Del. C. 1953, § 124; 59 Del. Laws, c. 397, § 1;
§ 207. Access to, inspection and examination of utility’s property, records, etc. The Commission, by or through its members or duly authorized representatives, shall at all times have access to and the right to inspect and examine any and all books, accounts, records, memoranda, property, plant, facilities and equipment of public utilities. Every public utility […]
§ 208. Books, records, accounts, systems of accounts, etc. of utility. (a) (1) The Commission may, after hearing, upon notice, by order in writing, require every public utility to make, keep, and preserve for such periods of time, such accounts, records of cost accounting procedures, correspondence, memoranda, papers, books and other records as the Commission […]
§ 209. Standards, classifications, regulations, practices, measurements, services, property and equipment of public utility. (a) The Commission may, after hearing, by order in writing: (1) Fix just and reasonable standards, classifications, regulations, practices, measurements or services to be furnished, imposed, observed and followed thereafter by any public utility; (2) Require every public utility to furnish […]
§ 210. Standards for measurement of supply of product; examinations and tests of product. The Commission may, after hearing, by order in writing, ascertain and fix adequate and reasonable standards for the measurement of quantity, quality, pressure, initial voltage or other condition pertaining to the supply of the product or service rendered by any public […]
§ 211. Meters and measuring appliances. (a) The Commission may, after hearing, by order in writing, establish reasonable rules, regulations, specifications and standards to secure the accuracy of all meters and appliances for measurements and may provide for the examination and test of all appliances used for the measuring of any products or service of […]
§ 212. Compliance with laws, ordinances and charter. The Commission may, after hearing, upon notice, by order in writing, require every public utility to comply with the laws of this State and any ordinance of any political subdivision thereof relating thereto, and to conform to the duties imposed upon it thereby or by the provisions […]
§ 213. Notice and report of accidents; disclosure; admissibility as evidence. (a) The Commission may require every public utility to give immediate notice to the Commission of the happening of any accident in or about, or in connection with, the operation of its service and facilities, wherein any person has been killed or apparently injured, […]
§ 214. Joint investigations, hearings and orders; cooperation with agencies of other states or of the United States. The Commission may make joint investigations, hold joint hearings within or without this State, and issue joint or concurrent orders in conjunction with any official, board, commission or agency of any state or of the United States. […]
§ 215. Merger, mortgage or transfer of property; issuance of securities; assumption of obligation of another; transfer of control; exceptions. (a) No public utility, without having first obtained the approval of the Commission, shall: (1) Directly or indirectly merge or consolidate with any other person or company, or sell, lease, assign, or mortgage except by […]
