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Honoring our Military & First Responders Energize Delaware has opened their Assisted Home Performance with ENERGY STAR® Program for Military and First Responders.  That means military active duty, military retirees; firefighters; police; and EMTs receive a home energy audit performed by a professional energy auditor ($450 value) for $25 and receive higher rebates on energy…

Registration Deadline of June 30th is approaching.  Are you and your construction company ready to deliver the higher performing and energy efficient buildings that will be required by the new energy code? To help you meet the challenge, Energize Delaware, New Ecology, Inc., and Green Building United have joined together to host a three-day, in-person,…

Energize Delaware Grants the City of Newark Money to Go Electric Parks & Recreation receives two Toro e-mowers, Police Department purchases Ford Lightning Pickup Truck The City of Newark is in receipt of $490,000 in grant funding from Energize Delaware. The City of Newark is the first to purchase electric vehicles using Energize Delaware’s EVs…

Energize Delaware playing a major role in green workforce development Energize Delaware recently hosted green workforce development training for nearly 60 of their Home Performance with ENERGY STAR® Program heating and air conditioning professionals (HVAC) and energy auditors from across the state.. Manufacturer representatives from Bradford White, Eco2 Systems, Rheem, A.O. Smith and Ariston Group…

Energize Delaware & Partners are Playing a Major Role in Green Workforce Development! Energize Delaware, New Ecology, Inc. and Green Building United are hosting a three-day Phius Certified Builder (CPHB) training July 19 – 21, 2023 in Newark.  The training teaches construction professionals to focus on the building techniques used to create passive energy-efficient structures…

On April 26, 2023, Energize Delaware  hosted training for nearly seventy contractors and energy auditors from across Delaware. The training focused on how energy-efficiency can make a difference in Delaware through our contractor and auditor partners. The participants were experts in home energy assessments, weatherization including crawlspace encapsulation, insulation, air sealing professionals along with HVAC…

Andrew “Drew” Slater, Delaware’s Public Advocate for the last six years, was chosen by the Board as Energize Delaware’s new Executive Director. The current Executive Director, Anthony “Tony” DePrima Ph.D, hired in 2009, is retiring from his position, but will stay on with the nonprofit until mid-March to assure a smooth transition.  “Drew Slater has…

Public Libraries are being given an opportunity to go solar.  Energize Delaware has created and launched a new program that will give public libraries money to add a solar array to their property to cut their utility costs.  The 501 (c)(3) has allotted $3 million dollars for Fiscal year 2022-2023 and beyond. The application requires…

 10,000th HOME IS SERVICED Energize Delaware’s Lights On Delaware Strong Program, launched in the summer of 2017 with the HELP Initiative, Inc. The statewide program has officially serviced 10,000 homes in high-risk communities in need of better lighting to increase energy-efficiency and improve safety.  Dusk to dawn energy efficient LED lights are installed on front…

Delaware’s nineteen public school districts can now apply for a grant to add solar energy systems to one or more schools in their district.  The NEW program offering at least $500,000 per public school district was launched by Energize Delaware in a meeting to motivate schools to reduce their energy costs.   The program allows…