Delaware · Senate Bill 175 · 153rd General Assembly

Net Energy Metering/Credits/Customers

SB 175 Sponsored by Stephanie L. Hansen Became law

  1. Introduced Jun 5, 2025
  2. In committee Jun 5, 2025
  3. Passed the Senate Jun 12, 2025
  4. Passed the House Jun 30, 2025
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law Jul 16, 2025

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

This Act strikes the provisions in § 1014 (d) and (e) of Title 26, which allow Commission-regulated electric utilities, municipal electric companies, electric cooperatives, and electric distribution companies not to reimburse, credit, or otherwise remunerate net energy metering customers for any Excess kWh Credits at the end of the annualized billing period. Under the current provisions of § 1014 (d) and (e) of…

Read the full title (136 words)

This Act strikes the provisions in § 1014 (d) and (e) of Title 26, which allow Commission-regulated electric utilities, municipal electric companies, electric cooperatives, and electric distribution companies not to reimburse, credit, or otherwise remunerate net energy metering customers for any Excess kWh Credits at the end of the annualized billing period. Under the current provisions of § 1014 (d) and (e) of Title 26, Excess kWh Credits revert to the commission-regulated electric utilities, municipal electric companies, electric cooperatives, and electric distribution companies, which denies net metering customers the benefit of the Excess kWh Credits. This Act requires Commission-regulated electric utilities, municipal electric companies, electric cooperatives, and electric distribution companies to credit or carry over any Excess kWh Credits for net energy metering customers so that the customers receive the benefit of the Excess kWh Credits.

Every action

9 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

  1. CommitteeIntroduced and Assigned to Environment, Energy & Transportation Committee in Senate · Senate Environment, Energy & Transportation
  2. CommitteeReported Out of Committee (Environment, Energy & Transportation) in Senate with 5 Favorable · Senate Environment, Energy & Transportation
  3. SenatePassed By Senate. Votes: 18 YES 1 NOT VOTING 2 ABSENT
  4. CommitteeAssigned to Natural Resources & Energy Committee in House · House Natural Resources & Energy
  5. CommitteeReported Out of Committee (Natural Resources & Energy) in House with 1 Favorable, 9 On Its Merits · House Natural Resources & Energy
  6. HouseLaid On Table in House
  7. HouseLifted From Table in House
  8. HousePassed By House. Votes: 40 YES 1 VACANT40–0 vote
  9. GovernorSigned by Governor

Roll calls

2 recorded votes: 2 on the floor, 0 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

Roll call on SB 175 (3/4 required) · Full Senate

Passed 18–0
Jun 12, 2025 · journal entry
Yes 18 No 0 Not voting 3
Democrats: 13 yes, 0 no Republicans: 5 yes, 0 no
How each member voted

Yes · 18

Not voting · 1

Absent · 2

Passed By House. Votes: 40 YES 1 VACANT · Full House

Passed 40–0
Jun 30, 2025 · journal entry
Yes 40 No 0
Democrats: 26 yes, 0 no Republicans: 14 yes, 0 no
How each member voted

Yes · 40

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 9 cosponsors: 6 Democrats, 3 Republicans.

All 9 cosponsors

From Delaware's official records (legis.delaware.gov), checked Nov 1, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.