Every incentive a Delaware homeowner can actually use, what each one is worth, and the ones that no longer exist. Sourced and dated.
Delaware is one of roughly eight states with an active SREC market, alongside Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, Ohio, Illinois and the District of Columbia.
Your system earns one certificate per megawatt-hour generated, sold to entities with renewable portfolio obligations. Certificates belong to whoever owns the panels — under a lease or PPA that is the system owner.
Delaware also offers net metering through Delmarva Power, crediting exported generation against what you use.
Program terms and SREC procurement are revised periodically and published figures go stale quickly. Check the Delaware Division of Energy and Climate for current terms, and ask any installer to show you where their numbers come from.
Sources: Delaware PSC; Delaware Division of Energy and Climate; Delmarva Power tariffs.
The 30% federal Residential Clean Energy Credit under Section 25D ended for systems purchased after December 31, 2025. If you buy with cash or a loan in 2026, you cannot claim it. Any site still advertising a 30% federal credit for a homeowner purchase is running outdated information.
What remains is Section 48E, the commercial investment credit. It applies to third-party-owned systems — leases and power purchase agreements — where the system owner claims it rather than the homeowner. That is precisely what makes $0-down possible.
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Incentives only matter against the rate you are paying now. Delaware is one of roughly eight states with an active SREC market. Certificates belong to whoever owns the panels, so under a lease or power purchase agreement the system owner keeps that income rather than the homeowner.
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No, not on a purchase. The Residential Clean Energy Credit under Section 25D ended for systems purchased after December 31, 2025. Section 48E still applies to third-party-owned systems — leases and power purchase agreements — where the system owner claims it. That is what makes $0-down possible.
Yes. Any rebate paid to your installer should appear on your contract as a reduction in price, not as a savings claim. Ask for an itemised quote showing the gross price, each incentive applied, and the net. If an installer will not itemise, that is worth noticing.
It depends on the incentive. Rebates paid to the installer reduce your contract price either way. Tax credits and renewable energy certificates generally follow ownership — under a lease or PPA the system owner claims them, which is part of how the monthly payment is kept low. A few state credits are exceptions.
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