DEMEC - Green Power Program (Delaware)

Last modified on February 12, 2015.

Rules Regulations Policies Program

Place	Delaware
Name	DEMEC - Green Power Program
Incentive Type	Mandatory Utility Green Power Option
Applicable Sector	Municipal Utility
Eligible Technologies	Solar Water Heat, Solar Space Heat, Solar Thermal Electric, Solar Thermal Process Heat, Photovoltaics, Landfill Gas, Wind, Geothermal Electric, Anaerobic Digestion, Small Hydroelectric, Tidal Energy, Wave Energy, Ocean Thermal, Fuel Cells using Renewable Fuels
Active Incentive	No
Implementing Sector	Utility
Energy Category	Renewable Energy Incentive Programs
Website	http://www.demecinc.net/news.html
Date added to DSIRE	2004-09-27
Last DSIRE Review	2009-11-06
References	DSIRE

Summary

Under Delaware's RPS, rural electric cooperatives and municipal utilities can opt out of the mandated portfolio requirements if they establish a green energy fund and a voluntary green power purchasing program.

The Delaware Municipal Electric Corporation (DEMEC), a joint action agency and wholesale electric company representing the state's nine municipal utilities, opted out of the RPS requirements on behalf of the municipal utilities and began offering a voluntary green power program to its customers starting on June 1, 2006. DEMEC currently offers green power subscriptions in 100 kilowatt-hour blocks at a monthly premium price of $0.21 per block. Customer contracts last for one year (June 1 - May 31). The amount of green energy blocks is limited and subscriptions are awarded on a first-come first-serve basis. The quantity that can be purchased is limited to a customer’s lowest monthly consumption in the preceding twelve months

To enroll in the program, customers should contact the appropriate DEMEC member utility directly.

DEMEC municipal utility members include: Newark, New Castle, Middletown, Dover, Smyrna, Seaford, Lewes, Clayton and Milford. These utilities serve a combined population of 100,000 and have a combined peak load of 435 megawatts.

Authorities (Please contact the if there are any file problems.)

Authority 1:	26 Del. C. § 363
Date Effective	2006-06-01
Date Enacted	2005-07-21

Incentive Contact

Contact Name	Kimberly Schlichting
Department	Delaware Municipal Electric Corporation (DEMEC)
Address	PO Box 310
Place	Smyrna, Delaware
Zip/Postal Code	19977
Phone	(302) 653-2733
Phone 2	(302) 653-2734
Website	http://www.demecinc.net

• Incentive and policy data are reviewed and approved by the N.C. Solar Center's DSIRE project staff.