# Delaware SB 175: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 26 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO NET ENERGY METERING.

Delaware SB 175, AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 26 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO NET ENERGY METERING., is a 153rd General Assembly (2024–2026) Senate bill sponsored by Stephanie L. Hansen (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-07-16 (Signed by Governor); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-12).

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- As of: 2026-10-12
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## Facts
- Bill: Delaware SB 175
- State: Delaware
- Session: 153rd General Assembly (2024–2026)
- Title: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 26 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO NET ENERGY METERING.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-06-05
- Last action: 2025-07-16, Signed by Governor
- Sponsor: Stephanie L. Hansen (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 11
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 2 (58 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 3

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Farms keep options for extra energy credits: benefit, low. Farm customers qualifying under Title 3, Section 902(3), can carry unused electricity credits into later annual billing periods. Electric distribution companies may also contract with these farms to buy, credit, or carry forward year-end excess energy credits. The law preserves these options but do…
- Utilities may recover credit carryover costs: cost, low. Implementation rules may let Commission-regulated electric utilities recover credit carryover costs, including billing-system technology costs. The law sets no fixed customer charge or rate formula. During exemption periods under Section 223, the Commission, municipal electric companies, and electr…
- Energy credits carry forward with limits: mixed, low. Net metering customers keep unused electricity credits after each annual billing period instead of losing them to the utility. Credits carry into later annual billing periods. During exemption periods under Delaware law, regulators and utilities may limit carryover for nonresidential customers who…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Stephanie L. Hansen (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Eric Buckson (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Frank Burns (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Jeff Hilovsky (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Russell Huxtable (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Larry Lambert (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Eric Morrison (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Edward S. Osienski (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Trey Paradee (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Brian Pettyjohn (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Sherae'a Moore (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Bryan Townsend (Democratic), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-06-30 | House | Passed (SM required) | pass | 40 | 0 |   |
| 2025-06-12 | Senate | Passed (3/4 required) | pass | 18 | 0 |   |

## Actions (9)

- 2025-07-16: Signed by Governor (Governor)
- 2025-06-30: Passed By House. Votes: 40 YES 1 VACANT (House)
- 2025-06-30: Lifted From Table in House (House)
- 2025-06-30: Laid On Table in House (House)
- 2025-06-18: Reported Out of Committee (Natural Resources & Energy) in House with 1 Favorable, 9 On Its Merits (House)
- 2025-06-12: Assigned to Natural Resources & Energy Committee in House (House)
- 2025-06-12: Passed By Senate. Votes: 18 YES 1 NOT VOTING 2 ABSENT (Senate)
- 2025-06-11: Reported Out of Committee (Environment, Energy & Transportation) in Senate with 5 Favorable (Senate)
- 2025-06-05: Introduced and Assigned to Environment, Energy & Transportation Committee in Senate (Senate)

## Bill text

- Current, 2025-06-05: [HTML](https://legis.delaware.gov/json/BillDetail/GenerateHtmlDocument?legislationId=142431&legislationTypeId=1&docTypeId=2)

## Related bills

- HS 1 for HB 449: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 24 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE DIETITIAN/NUTRITIONIST LICENSURE ACT. (passed house)
- HB 357: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLES 10 AND 13 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE DUTY TO SUPPORT POOR PERSONS. (signed)
- SB 279: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 14 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO SCHOOL-BASED OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS. (vetoed)
- HB 393: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 26 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO PROTECTIONS FOR PUBLIC UTILITY CONSUMERS. (vetoed)
- SB 231: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 14 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO SCHOOL SOCIAL WORKERS. (vetoed)
- HB 356: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 16 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO PFAS IN FIREFIGHTING FOAM AND EQUIPMENT. (failed)

## Sources
- [Current (HTML)](https://legis.delaware.gov/json/BillDetail/GenerateHtmlDocument?legislationId=142431&legislationTypeId=1&docTypeId=2)

## Related
- [HS 1 for HB 449: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 24 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE DIETITIAN/NUTRITI…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/DE-HS1FORHB449-153)
- [HB 357: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLES 10 AND 13 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE DUTY TO S…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/DE-HB357-153)
- [SB 279: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 14 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO SCHOOL-BASED OCCUPATI…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/DE-SB279-153)
- [HB 393: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 26 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO PROTECTIONS FOR PUBLI…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/DE-HB393-153)
- [SB 231: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 14 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO SCHOOL SOCIAL WORKERS.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/DE-SB231-153)
- [HB 356: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 16 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO PFAS IN FIREFIGHTING…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/DE-HB356-153)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/DE-SB175-153 (as of 2026-10-12).