DELAWARE GENERAL ASSEMBLY

STATE OF DELAWARE
LEGISLATIVE HALL
DOVER, DELAWARE 19901

January 3, 2018

To: Public Service Commission

Fr: Representatives and Senators of the Delaware General Assembly

Re: Letter of Support for Public Advocate Drew Slater’s Petition to the Public Service
Commission Docket NO. 17-1240

We, the undersigned legislators, wish to express our full and unconditional support for Public
Advocate Drew Slater's petition to the Public Service Commission listed as Docket NO. 17-
1240.

“The Delaware Division of the Public Advocate (“DPA”) hereby petitions the Delaware Public
Service Commission (the “Commission”) to open a docket to reduce the rates of Commission-
regulated utilities as a result of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017’s (the “Tax Act”) reduction in
corporate income tax and other tax changes”.

The reasoning expressed by the Public Advocate's office in this matter is impeccably accurate
and on point and succinctly describes the avenues already available for utility companies to
recover a more than fair "Return On Equity" (ROE) through existing regulatory processes. We
hope the Commission will grant the Public Advocates petition in its entirety. This is the only fair
and equitable method to ensure that ratepayers are able to recover "their" investments.

Sincerely,

John Kowalko Kimberly Williams

State Representative State Representative
25th District 19th District
Peter C. Schwartzkopf David B. McBride
Speaker of the House President Pro Tempore
14th District 13th District

Margaret Rose Henry

Valerie Longhurst
Senate Majority Leader
House Majority Leader
2nd District
15th District

John J. Viola Nicole Poore

House Majority Whip Senate Majority Whip
26th District 12th District

David P. Sokola
Daniel B. Short State Senator
House Minority Leader 8th District
39th District

Stephanie L. Hansen
Deborah Hudson State Senator
House Minority Whip 10th District
12th District

Charles Potter Jr. John J. Walsh

State Representative State Senator
1st District 9th District
 Brian Bushweller
Stephanie T. Bolden State Senator
State Representative 17th District
2nd District

Helene Keeley Edward S. Osienski

State Representative State Representative
3rd District 24th District

Trey Charles Paradee

Gerald L. Brady State Representative
State Representative 29th District
4th District

Sean M. Lynn
John L. Mitchell State Representative
State Representative 31st District
13th District

James Johnson Andria L. Bennett

State Representative State Representative
16th District 32nd District

Paul Baumbach Ruth Briggs King

State Representative State Representative
23rd District 37th District