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Delaware 153

SB 159

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 26 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES.

Source: Open States / PluralUpdated 2026-09-11 03:11:03 UTC.

Official record

Measure details

Jurisdiction
Delaware
Session
153
Chamber
upper
Classification
bill
Subjects
Not supplied
Introduced / first action
2025-05-21 00:00:00

Alternate titles

  • Electric Substation/Permitting/Require/Conditional Use short title

Source-supplied abstracts

This Act requires the permitting of an electric substation as an allowed conditional use in a heavy industrial zone under certain conditions set forth in the Act, including that the electrical substation is being constructed to support the operation of a proposed renewable energy generation project of 250 MW or greater. This Act is being given retroactive effect such that, if a county has previously denied an application for an electrical substation that would meet the requirements of this Act, then the application shall be deemed granted provided that the electrical substation meets the requirements of this Act.

Sponsors

Source-supplied history

Actions

  1. Signed by Governor

    executive-signature
  2. Passed By Senate. Votes: 15 YES 6 NO

    passage
  3. Passed By House. Votes: 25 YES 15 NO 1 VACANT

    passage
  4. Amendment HA 1 to SB 159 - Passed In House by Voice Vote

    amendment-passage
  5. Reported Out of Committee (Natural Resources & Energy) in House with 4 Favorable, 4 On Its Merits

    committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
  6. Assigned to Natural Resources & Energy Committee in House

    introduction, referral-committee
  7. Passed By Senate. Votes: 15 YES 5 NO 1 ABSENT

    passage
  8. Amendment SA 1 to SB 159 - Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 ABSENT

    amendment-passage
  9. Reported Out of Committee (Environment, Energy & Transportation) in Senate with 3 Favorable, 3 On Its Merits

    committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
  10. Amendment SA 1 to SB 159 - Introduced and Placed With Bill

    amendment-introduction
  11. Introduced and Assigned to Environment, Energy & Transportation Committee in Senate

    introduction, referral-committee

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Related measures

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