Delaware – Community Solar Rules

Program Overview

Implementing Sector State
Category Regulatory Policy
State Delaware
Incentive Type Community Solar Rules
Web Site https://depsc.delaware.gov/community-energy-facilities/
Administrator Delaware Public Services Commission
Eligible Renewable/Other Technologies Geothermal Electric, Solar Thermal Electric, Solar Photovoltaics, Wind (All), Biomass, Hydroelectric, Landfill Gas, Tidal, Wave, Ocean Thermal, Anaerobic Digestion, Fuel Cells using Renewable Fuels
Applicable Sectors Commercial, Industrial, Local Government, Nonprofit, Residential, Schools, State Government, Agricultural, Multifamily Residential, Low Income Residential
Applicable Utilities Delmarva
System Capacity Limit Nameplate capacity of 4 megawatts (MW)
Program Capacity Limit No cap
Participant Credit Rate Retail Rate
Low-Moderate Income Provisions Requires each system owner to certify that it serves at least 15% low income customers.

Summary

On September 17th, 2021, the Governor of the State of Delaware signed into law Senate Bill 2, which amended the Renewable Energy Portfolio Standards Act and the Electric Utility Restructuring Act of 1999 to accelarate the adoption of community-owned solar photovoltaic systems in Delaware and to establish a process relating to community-owned energy generating facilities (CEFS).

Below are some of the key features of this program.

  1. The community-owned energy generating facility shall not have subscriptions larger than 200 kilowatts constituting more than 60% of its capacity.
  2. A community-owned energy generating facility shall not exceed a capacity of 4 megawatts.
  3. The community-owned energy generating facility will retain ownership of all RECs and SRECs associated with the electric energy it produces unless it has relinquished such ownership by contractual agreement with a third party or its customers.
  4. Projects must be installed within the Delmarva service area.

Visit the above website or see Delmarva’s Community Solar Resources page for more information.

 

Authorities

Name Senate Bill 2
Date Enacted 09/17/2021
Effective Date 09/17/2021
Name Title 26 Chapter 10

Contact

Organization:
Delaware Public Service Commission
Address:
861 Silver Lake Blvd.
Dover, DE 19904
Phone:
(302) 736-7500

 

Delmarva Customer Service (English)
Organization:
Delmarva Power

 

Phone:
(800) 232-5460

 

Delmarva Customer Service (Spanish)

 

 

Phone:
(877) 335-7595