Delaware Chapter

Join us on Wednesday, October 21st, at 6:30 PM at the Volunteer Brewing Company for our 6th Annual Environmental Champion Awards Ceremony to celebrate our data center wins with our champions and friends.

This annual Sierra Club Delaware Chapter event is to recognize the commitment of individuals who have and will continue to advance environmental work in Delaware. This year we are paying particular attention to those who have helped us secure meaningful victories to protect communities and Delaware from data center impacts. We will also be recognizing two volunteers for their tremendous work and dedication to the Sierra Club more broadly. 

This year, we will be honoring the following individuals for their work on data center policies in Delaware:

Community Advocate: Dale Swain, RADAR and Citizens Alliance for Responsible Land Use

Government Official: Jameson Tweedie, Public Advocate

State Legislator: Rep. Frank Burns

New Castle County Councilperson: Councilman Dave Carter

We will also be honoring two volunteers as well that do tremendous work for the Chapter:

Long-time advocate: Debbie Heaton

Newcomer to the Chapter: Tyler Gerry

This awards ceremony will feature food, refreshments, and good company. The bar is available for purchases as well, but those will not be covered by the ticket cost.

The attire will be casual.

Funds raised beyond the cost of the event will be put to work in Delaware working on the next round of data center legislation and advocacy!!

Ticket Types:

Community Protector: Our discount ticket, Covers one*

Clean Air Champion: Covers food and drink for one

Anti-Pollution Icon Covers food and drink for two

Guardrails Guardian: Covers food and drink for two and a Discount Ticket for others (thanks so much!)

Data Center Decimator (Host Committee Lower Tier): Covers food and drink for two + a donation, puts you on the host committee list on future ads unless directed otherwise and you get some swag at the event.

Grid Protector Hero(Host Committee Upper Tier): Covers food and drink for two + a donation, puts you on the host committee list on future ads unless directed otherwise and you get 30 minutes with the honoree before the event. (Plan to arrive at 6:00 PM at Volunteer Brewing)

*these are limited, please contact dustyn.thompson@sierraclub.org for availability

If you cannot afford a ticket but would like to attend, please reach out to Dustyn.Thompson@SierraClub.org

Cost: Varies

Additional Directions: Families & Kids Welcome!

Cancellation Policy: Activity is held rain or shine, but may be altered due to inclement weather

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Join us as we give public comment to the Public Service Commission, urging them to reject additional and previous Delmarva Power's rate hike request and preserve the low income utility rate included in the tariff. We need folks to come out and share stories about how much they oppose further rate hikes that continue to squeeze families when the cost of living is soaring in almost every aspect of our lives! 

You can give public comment either in person in Dover or virtually online. Registering here will allow us to send you helpful information to draft your comments and confidently use your voice for change! 

Register for more information and let us know if you have any questions!

Here is our one-pager on the rate hike:

Another busy year in the Delaware General Assembly for the environment, with some amazing bills that are going to do amazing things for our state, as well as bills that we had to oppose because of the harm they would have caused to our state and communities. 

In total, we worked on 25 bills and resolutions this year on issues that included (you can click on the subject to jump to the associated issue):

Data Centers 

Energy Affordability

Electric Vehicles

Energy Policy

Conservation

Plastics

Learn More

Energy bills are up again, but why? As we did last year, we put out a series of short videos that break down why energy prices are going up, and why they are likely to continue going up in the future unless we drastically correct course and bring more clean power online in Delaware. 

We also go over some more misinformation being put out by fossil fuel front groups and misinformed legislators. We also share some information on how Data Centers will raise rates for Delaware Electric Co-op and DEMEC (municipal energy utility) customers, even when data centers are in New Castle County. Check it out below!

Check them out and subscribe on our youtube page here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL3wDWgXgKU79QNuK82Pdt2vjFlIlrqjCb

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Right now, about 50% of our members are not receiving our emails! That is usually because when you unsubscribe from a national Sierra Club (or partner) email, they automatically unsubscribe you from our Chapter emails as well. I know, it's frustrating, to say the least. However, you can easily fix it so you can receive JUST our emails. 

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Check out this quick video that shows you how to "opt-in" to Chapter emails.