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| Rebate Type |
Amount |
| Solar Power Installation Rebate |
Up to 50% of installed cost |
Property Tax Exclusion |
None |
| Property Tax Exclusion |
None |
| State Tax Credit |
None |
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| Incentive Type: |
Delaware State Utility Solar Power Rebate Program |
| Eligible Renewable Technologies |
Solar Water Heat, Solar Space Heat, Solar Thermal Process Heat, Photovoltaics, Landfill Gas, Wind, Biomass, Geothermal Electric, Geothermal Heat Pumps, Solar HVAC, Solar Pool Heating, Daylighting, Anaerobic Digestion, Small Hydroelectric, Other Distributed Generation Technologies |
| Applicable Sectors: |
Commercial, Industrial, Residential, Agricultural |
| Incentive Amount: |
Up to 50% of installed cost |
| Maximum Incentive: |
Varies by utility and by technology. See fact sheet link in text below. |
| Eligible System Size: |
No size restrictions specified |
| Equipment Requirements: |
Systems must carry a full five-year warranty and meet applicable UL, IEEE, and NEC standards; on- and off-grid systems are eligible; SRCC certification required for solar water heating systems; See Regulations for detailed requirements |
| Installation Requirements: |
Systems must be installed by a participating contractor |
| Program Budget: |
Delmarva: ~$1.87 million annually on average (65% of available Green Energy Fund collections;
DEC: Varies by month (FY 07: 207,000);
Munis: Varies by month (FY 07: 321,044 across 9 municipals) |
| Ownership of Renewable Energy Credits: |
Remains with customer/producer |
| Funding Source: |
Green Energy Fund (DP&L), DEC Renewable Resources Fund, Municipal Utility Green Energy Fund |
| Website: |
http://www.delaware-energy.com/green-energy-program-home.htm |
The Delaware Green Energy Program actually consists of three separate programs: one for Delmarva Power & Light (DP&L), the state's only investor-owned utility; one for the state's municipal utilities; and one for the Delaware Electric Cooperative (DEC). As part of the state's renewable portfolio standard (RPS), municipal electric companies and rural electric cooperatives could opt out of the RPS requirements provided they contributed to the existing Green Energy Fund or created their own independent funds. Both the municipal utilities and the DEC opted out of the RPS and chose to create their own funds. Funding for all three programs is separate; |
customers may only apply for incentives from the fund to which they contribute through a surcharge on their utility bills. The Delaware Energy Office currently manages all three programs.
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Investor-Owned Utility Program
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The investor-owned utility Program was established as part of The Electric Utility Restructuring Act of 1999, and is supported under Delaware's public benefits program, the Green Energy Fund. Under the program, incentives are available for the installation of qualifying photovoltaic, solar water heating, wind turbine, fuel cell, and geothermal heat pump systems. The Fund may also be used to support energy efficiency education programs. Grant reservation request forms and interconnection requirements and forms may be downloaded from the Web site shown above.
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Under the investor-owned program, 40% of rebate funding is available for residential customers and 60% of funding is available for nonresidential customers, including energy efficiency education programs. The total of all grants shall not exceed 65% of the total annual revenue collected for the Green Energy Fund. For customers of Delmarva Power, the maximum individual grant amount is 50% of installation costs for photovoltaic, solar water heating, fuel cells, and wind turbine systems, with the following caps: |
| PV – Residential, $31,500; non-residential, $250,000 |
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Solar Water Heating – Residential, $3,000; non-residential, $250,000 |
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Solar Water Heating integrated into a radiant heating application – Residential, $5,000; non-residential, $250,000 |
| Small Wind Turbines – Residential, $22,500; non-residential, $100,000 |
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Fuel Cells – Residential, $22,500; non-residential, $250,000 |
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