Solar & Battery Regulation & Incentive Programs
| Eligibility | Sectors | Technologies |
|---|---|---|
| $/W0.5000 | Residential Low Income Residential | Solar Photovoltaics |
| max kW5.0000 | Residential Low Income Residential | Solar Photovoltaics |
| max $3000.0000 | Residential Low Income Residential | Solar Photovoltaics |
| $/W1.5000 | Nonprofit | Solar Photovoltaics |
| max kW5.0000 | Nonprofit | Solar Photovoltaics |
| $/first year kWh savings1.0000 | Commercial Industrial Local Government Nonprofit Residential Schools Agricultural Low Income Residential Institutional | Solar Water Heat Solar Space Heat |
| max $5000.0000 | Commercial Industrial Local Government Nonprofit Residential Schools Agricultural Low Income Residential Institutional | Solar Water Heat Solar Space Heat |
| $/ton800.0000 | Residential | Geothermal Heat Pumps |
| max $5000.0000 | Residential | Geothermal Heat Pumps |
| $3000.0000 | Commercial Industrial Agricultural | Solar Photovoltaics |
| $/W0.8500 | Residential | Wind (Small) |
| max kW5.0000 | Residential | Wind (Small) |
| $/W25.0000 | Residential | Wind (Small) |
| max kW50.0000 | Residential | Wind (Small) |
| max $15000.0000 | Residential | Wind (Small) |
The Green Energy Program consists of three separate programs: one for Delmarva Power & Light (DPL), the state's only investor-owned utility; one for the state's municipal utilities; and one for the Delaware Electric Cooperative (DEC). This summary provides incentives available customers of Delmarva Power and Light (DPL). The grants are administered by the DE Energy Office.
The investor-owned utility (DPL) program was established as part of The Electric Utility Restructuring Act of 1999, and is supported under Delaware's public benefits program, the Delmarva Power Green Energy Fund. Under the program, incentives are available for the installation of qualifying photovoltaic (PV), solar water heating, wind turbine, and geothermal heat pump systems. The Fund may also be used to support energy efficiency education programs. The program has recently been revised to allow projects financed using third-party power purchase agreements (PPAs). Grant eligibility and terms for PPA projects are determined by the eligibility of the project owner. Grant reservation request forms and interconnection requirements and forms may be downloaded from the Web site shown above.
Under the investor-owned program, 40% of rebate funding is available for residential customers and 60% of funding is available for non-residential customers, including energy efficiency education programs.* The total of all grants may not exceed 65% of the total annual revenue collected for the Delmarva Power Green Energy Fund. Incentive terms vary by technology, system size and sector is listed in the summary fields above.
All systems must be installed by a participating contractor and carry a full five-year warranty. Beginning December 10, 2010 energy audits will be required for all existing buildings prior to grant approval. In addition, for projects undertaken as part of new construction, the building will have to be Energy Star certified in order to qualify for incentives. For further details on systems that qualify for rebates under this program, see the Green Energy Program Rules.
*S.B. 266 signed in July 2010 readjusts this allocation and requires that 60% of the funding support residential programs while 40% goes to non-residential.
| Name | Enacted Date | Effective Date | Expired Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Del. C. § 8051 et seq. | 12/13/2001 | 01/11/2002 | |
| Green Energy Program Rules | 12/10/2010 | ||
| S.B. 266 | 07/28/2010 |