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The Newark City Council has adopted an ordinance that will allow customers to pay a few dollars a month to get 100 percent of their electricity from nonfossil fuel sources.
Existing customers can request the option, and new customers will be enrolled unless they decide to opt-out. The Newark Post reported the fee would add $5 to $8 a month to a consumer’s electric bill.
The all-renewable option has been available to Delmarva Power customers who have the ability to choose their electrical suppliers under utility deregulation. Some alternate suppliers offer 100 percent renewable power.
Municipal utilities in the state do not offer an alternate supplier option but instead do their own wholesale purchasing through the Delaware Municipal Electric Corp.