The Chair and Co-Chair of the Delaware General Assembly Joint Finance Committee wrote to the Delaware Public Service Commission expressing concern about consumer complaints regarding retail suppliers. They requested, "that the Delaware Public Service Commission join with legislative Staff and the Delaware Public Advocate to review the laws, rules and procedures for certification of Third Party Energy Suppliers, and the terms of the contracts they enter into with Standard Offer Service electric customers." This meeting will take place April 10th, 2014, from 12:30PM-2:00PM in the Senate Majority Hearing Room in Legislative Hall in Dover, Delaware. The full text of the Letter to the Commission is available on the NEM Website.

House Consumer Affairs Committee Chair Godshall introduced legislation, HB 2104, on retail electric consumer protection. The bill contains a number of restrictions on variable and fixed rate product offerings. Variable rate contracts to residential and small commercial customers are to be for a term of no less than six months, with no cancellation or early termination fees. Fixed rate contracts to residential and small commercial customers are to be for a term of no less than twelve months, and if the contract is for a term of less than twenty four months, may not include a cancellation fee or early termination fee. Variable rate contracts must also include an explanation of the method or formula used to set the rate, a statement that variable rates are subject to change, and a website or phone number at which the customer can get variable rate product pricing information. In addition, a variable rate may not be increased more than once every six months and not by more than 100% of the rate charged during the preceding six month period.

EGSs providing residential/small commercial customer service would be required to post an annual price history for each variable and fixed rate product for the preceding year. The full text of HB2104 is available on the NEM Website.