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Energize Delaware announced today that the Empowerment Grant Program (EGP), funded by the Exelon Merger for Delmarva Power Customers in Delaware, is awarding $800,000 to New Ecology (NEI) to launch the Climate Smart Homes (CSH) initiative in Delaware. NEI will use these grant funds to collaborate closely with development partners to achieve high levels of…

Energize Delaware recently awarded $25,000 to the Delaware Agricultural Museum and Village in Dover, for an upcoming rural electrification exhibit. “The Delaware Agricultural Museum and Village is thrilled to have Energize Delaware as a sponsor of our exciting new exhibit.  Scheduled to open in late spring 2022, this exhibit will educate and inform visitors of…

Applied Energy Group (AEG)  to continue Low to Moderate Income (LMI) HVAC Rebates for rental properties. AEG’s extension of the  Rebate for Rental Units pilot expands the rebate program to more LMI properties. AEG’s partner, Milford Housing Development Corporation, enrolled two more properties, Savannah West Apartments and Milton Landing, in the Delmarva Power territory. The…

Energize Delaware is making a difference in Delaware.  Most recently a $650,000 grant was awarded by Energize Delaware’s Empowerment Grant to the Sussex County Habitat for Humanity to renew their insulated skirting program. Established in 2020, the Empowerment Grant funded a pilot program administered by Sussex County Habitat for Humanity for $100,000 to provide insulated…

Home Performance with ENERGY STAR® Energize Delaware’s Home Performance with ENERGY STAR® (HPwES) program has assisted over 10,000 Delawareans improve their energy efficiency. Annually participants receive an average incentive of $1481 per project and save an average of $300 on their energy bills. Combined, those Delawareans save over $3 million annually on energy costs. How…

Energize Delaware is pleased to announce the hiring of Traci Evans as their Office Manager. Traci joins the team with almost ten years of energy industry experience. We are so happy to have Traci on board, she has the knowledge and skills to hit the ground running and will add to our capacity to get…

$5 Million in Low-Interest Loans Made to Delawareans Through the Residential Solar Loan Program   Dover – Energize Delaware has provided over $5 million in low-interest loans to Delawareans who installed solar systems on their homes. According to the American Solar Energy Society, renewable energy is on course to provide 33-50% of U.S. electricity by 2030. Energize Delaware…

Energize Delaware Empowerment Grant Program Allocates $4 Million Delmarva Power Commitment Supporting Delaware Customers Program offers organizations up to $1 million in funding for qualifying energy efficiency programs and projects In collaboration with the Delaware Division of the Public Advocate, the Delaware Public Service Commission, and Energy Efficiency Advisory Council, Delmarva Power has provided a…

DOE Secretary Granholm marks 1 million Home Performance with ENERGY STAR® national milestone in Delaware Energize Delaware’s highly successful program helps Delawareans save money and increase home comfort. New Castle ­- U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer M. Granholm traveled to Delaware to announce that the U.S. Department of Energy’s Home Performance with ENERGY STAR® program…

Children’s Beach House Looking Forward Low-Interest loan helps upgrade to energy-efficient system & lighting. Lewes – The Children’s Beach House (501c3) was recently a recipient of a $462,130 low-interest loan from Energize Delaware to increase the property’s energy efficiency. The need for a new heating system arose as their old system reached the end of its…