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…
Read MorePublic 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…
Read More10,000th 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…
Read MoreDelaware’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…
Read Morewww.SolarDelaware Is Now Live! Want to learn more about solar energy? Are you considering adding solar to your home, congregation, nonprofit, or business? Are you a teacher that would like lesson plans on solar energy for your classroom? If so, SolarDelaware.org is a resource you can use. The newly developed website is a collaborative effort…
Read MoreEnergize Delaware’s latest program is focused on helping Delaware’s towns, cities, and county governments get easier access to electric powered vehicles (EVs). The nonprofit has allocated five million dollars in fiscal 2022-2023 for the program. The Grant for Local Government EV Fleets application can be submitted starting October 15, 2022. All local governments in Delaware…
Read MoreDelaware’s only Zero Energy modular home has won the Department of Energy’s Zero Energy Ready Home™ award in August. Then was awarded grand prize at the Energy & Environmental Building Alliance High Performance Home Building summit in Arizona in September. The Department of Energy (DOE) presented the ZeMod and Beracah Homes with the affordable…
Read MoreDelmarva Corrugated Packaging (DCP) now Dover’s largest manufacturing plant, opened its 457,000 square foot energy efficient facility with the latest state-of-the-art corrugated machinery to build better boxes and high-quality packaging almost a year ago. Energy conservation was built into the design, which exceeds the required baseline for energy consumption by 39%. The energy efficiency measures…
Read MoreEnergize Delaware is pleased to announce the promotions of Suzanne Sebastian to Deputy Director and Athena Bi, Ph.D. to Research, Evaluation, Measurement & Verification (EM&V) Manager. Suzanne joined the Delaware Sustainable Energy Utility (DESEU), DBA Energize Delaware in 2015 as the Program Manager and has advanced her role through the years to take on more…
Read MoreThe Skating Club of Wilmington (SCW) a 501 (c)(3) corporation has received an energy efficiency low-interest commercial loan from Energize Delaware to purchase a Zamboni electric ice resurfacer, electric ice edger and electric space heaters. “The ice resurfacer is the lifeblood of a skating club. The electric Zamboni is part of our overall energy-efficiency upgrades….
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