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Energize Delaware’s Empowerment Grant Program has recently launched a $1 million Community-Scale grant with applications currently being accepted.  The program will allow qualified civic organizations, non-profit groups, businesses, municipalities, or associations the opportunity for awards ranging from $5,000 to $100,000 over a 1-2-year period with a rolling application deadline. The grant funds will support the selected organizations in…

The Delaware Sustainable Energy Utility (DESEU) announces a successful $52,985,000 refinancing of 2011 tax-exempt Energy Efficiency Revenue Bonds (EERB). The refinancing will save the State of Delaware $4,769,271 in present value debt service payment reductions. The true-interest cost of the refinancing is 2.42% The refinancing effort was done in support of projects for these agencies:…

The Lights-On Delaware Strong campaign, a neighborhood public safety and energy efficiency lighting initiative managed by the HELP Initiative, and a valuable Energize Delaware program partner, is currently contacting over 2,600 previous Lights-On clients in low-income communities to inform and educate them about the importance of getting tested for COVID-19 and providing information on health…

On April 22, the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, the U.S. Department of Education announced that Delaware schools – Odyssey Charter School and Ursuline Academy – were among the 2020 U.S. Department of Education Green Ribbon Schools award honorees. In 2016, Ursuline Academy joined the Delaware Pathways to Green Schools (Pathways) program, an initiative led…

Energize Delaware is proud to announce that it has received the 2020 ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year Sustained Excellence Award for continued leadership and superior contributions to ENERGY STAR. “This national recognition is a compliment to all the dedicated program partners of Energize Delaware,” stated Tony DePrima, Energize Delaware, Executive Director.  “Together, we will…

Athena Bi Last month, I had the pleasure to represent Energize Delaware, at two events. The first was the Lights On – Delaware Strong press event in recognition of the program expanding into the West End neighborhood of the city. The second was the 2020 Delaware Youth Environmental Summit held at DelTech Dover Campus. You…

Athena Bi Audit, a word that implies expertise, thoroughness, and accuracy, should be applauded… shouldn’t it? I used to work at a consulting company, working for supervisor with the title of “CAO”.  Before that job, I had no idea what the acronym “CAO” stood for.  I learned it’s short for Chief Audit Officer.  I also…

Energize Delaware, the state administrator for Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy (C-PACE), is proud to announce the first C-PACE loan in the state of Delaware. Greenworks Lending, the nation’s leading provider of C-PACE financing, has recently closed on a financing plan to provide energy efficient upgrades to Wilmington’s historic DuPont Building The allowance for C-PACE…

Energize Delaware announced today that applications for the Empowerment Grant Program (EGP) will now be accepted from both for-profit and non-profit organizations, with an expected award schedule of late Spring 2020.  The first level of grants to be accepted will be for the Large-Scale Grant type, for which applicants will be able to apply for…

Energize Delaware is pleased to announce they have recently hired James Purcell to be the Grant Manager for the new Empowerment Grant Program.  The Empowerment Grant is being financed with $4 million in merger settlement funds approved by the Delaware Public Service Commission’s authorizing of the Delmarva Power and Exelon merger agreement.  As the managing…