HB 445 — AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 26 AND TITLE 29 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO LARGE ENERGY USE FACILITIES.
DE 153 session · introduced 2026-05-21
This Act requires large energy use facilities to produce renewable energy within the state to power their operations to prevent a drain on the electric grid. It provides for a “ramp-up” period requiring that a large energy use facility provide a plan to the Public Service Commission to ramp up their energy production within the state each year so that by the 10th year of operations, the facility is producing 100% of its energy usage through in-state production. This Act also allows the Public Service Commission to regulate electric suppliers insofar as necessary to ensure that large energy use facilities do not negatively affect the reliability of the electric grid.
Latest action: 2026-05-21 — Natural Resources & Energy
Sponsors (11)
- Debra Heffernan (D, DE-6) — sponsor · 2026-05-21
- Melissa Minor-Brown (D, DE-17) — cosponsor · 2026-05-21
- Stephanie L. Hansen (D, DE-10) — cosponsor · 2026-05-21
- Mara Gorman (D, DE-23) — cosponsor · 2026-05-21
- Kendra Johnson (D, DE-5) — cosponsor · 2026-05-21
- Eric Morrison (D, DE-27) — cosponsor · 2026-05-21
- Cyndie Romer (D, DE-25) — cosponsor · 2026-05-21
- Claire Snyder-Hall (D, DE-14) — cosponsor · 2026-05-21
- Ronald E. Gray (R, DE-38) — cosponsor · 2026-05-21
- Kyra L. Hoffner (D, DE-14) — cosponsor · 2026-05-21
- David L. Wilson (R, DE-18) — cosponsor · 2026-05-21
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- · house — Introduced and Assigned to Natural Resources & Energy Committee in House
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referred to committee (1)
| date | dir | entity | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | → | House Natural Resources & Energy | — | de-leg |
Who matters on this bill
Who matters
Members ranked by combined influence on this bill: role (sponsor 5 / cosponsor 1), capped speech count from the Congressional Record, and recorded-vote engagement.
| # | Member | Role | Speeches | Voted | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Debra Heffernan (D, state_lower DE-6) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Claire Snyder-Hall (D, state_lower DE-14) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 3 | Cyndie Romer (D, state_lower DE-25) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 4 | David L. Wilson (R, state_upper DE-18) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 5 | Eric Morrison (D, state_lower DE-27) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 6 | Kendra Johnson (D, state_lower DE-5) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 7 | Kyra L. Hoffner (D, state_upper DE-14) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 8 | Mara Gorman (D, state_lower DE-23) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 9 | Melissa Minor-Brown (D, state_lower DE-17) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 10 | Ronald E. Gray (R, state_lower DE-38) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 11 | Stephanie L. Hansen (D, state_upper DE-10) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
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0 predicted yes (0%) · 543 predicted no (100%) · 0 unknown (0%)
By party: · R: 0 yes / 277 no · D: 0 yes / 263 no · I: 0 yes / 3 no
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- 2026-05-25 · was referred to House Natural Resources & Energy · de-leg