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Delaware is experiencing high levels of particulate air pollution. The risk of health effects is increased for everyone. Consider limiting or avoiding activities outdoors.
Delaware está experimentando niveles elevados de contaminación atmosférica por partículas. El riesgo de efectos adversos para la salud es mayor para todas las personas. Considere limitar o evitar las actividades al aire libre.
Delaware ap fè fas ak gwo nivo polisyon nan lè a ki soti nan patikil. Risk pou sante moun afekte a ogmante pou tout moun. Konsidere limite oswa evite aktivite deyò.
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State law mandates that Delaware’s utilities derive 40 percent of their energy from renewable sources such as wind and solar by 2035.
Delaware’s renewable energy portfolio standards (RPS) are established by the Renewable Energy Portfolio Standards Act (26 Del.C. § 351 – § 364), first adopted in 2005, and most recently amended by Senate Bill 265, which was signed into law by Governor Carney on Sept. 5, 2024.
The Act is intended to establish a market in Delaware for electricity from renewable sources and to lower the cost of renewable energy to consumers. The Act allows utilities to meet their portfolio standards by buying renewable energy credits (RECs) and solar renewable energy credits (SRECs) from wind, solar and other renewable sources.
Delaware’s RPS requires utilities to derive 40% of their energy from eligible energy resources by 2035, with 10% of this requirement being met with solar eligible energy resources.
The Act requires that Delmarva Power submit an annual report to the Delaware Public Service Commission showing compliance with the renewable energy portfolio standards. The Public Service Commission posts Delmarva Power’s Annual RPS Compliance reports on their website.
For more information, please contact the DNREC Division of Climate, Coastal and Energy, at 302-735-3480.
Sales of renewable energy credits are made under the Delaware Solar Renewable Energy Credits (SREC) Program. Each spring the SREC program releases an annual procurement program to accept bids for sales of credits.
Installed renewable energy systems must be certified as an eligible energy resource by the Public Service Commission to be able to sell renewable energy credits. Information on certification application, fees and instructions for submission can be found on the Commission’s Renewable Portfolio Standard and Green Power Products page.
Once a system is certified, sellers set up accounts with the Generation Attribute Tracking System (GATS) provided by PJM Environmental Information Services, Inc. This system is an online platform to connect renewable energy credit sellers and buyers and to track their transactions to help meet government standards.
As of December 31, 2025, the Commission has issued 11,218 certifications totaling 10,162 MW. This includes 11,075 certifications totaling 2,182 MW of resources located within the state of Delaware.
For information about the current value of renewable energy credits or questions concerning how to trade your credits, please contact your installation contractor. There are links and resources on the Public Service Commission’s Renewable Portfolio Standards and Green Power Products page.
For more information on the Renewable Portfolio Standards, please contact the Delaware Public Service Commission at PSCSolar@delaware.gov, 302-736-7500.
The Renewable Energy Standards Portfolio Act includes provisions that assist in controlling cost of compliance with the Act. Alternative Compliance Payments (ACP) and Solar Alterative Compliance Payments (SACP) (26 Del.C. §358(d) and (e)) set a maximum price for RECs and SRECs that a commission-regulated utility may pay for compliance.
If a utility is unable to purchase RECs and SRECs below the maximum ACP or SACP price, they may pay the ACP or SACP. This provision sets a cost control mechanism to limit the amount that a commission-regulated utility would otherwise pay to meet their annual RPS obligations.
On July 16, 2025, Delaware Governor Matt Meyer signed House Substitute 1 for House Bill 50, which, in relevant part, allocates 30% of any Alternative Compliance Payments to the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) until July 16, 2028. This change provides additional funding to LIHEAP to provide more assistance to Delawareans.
The Renewable Energy Standards Portfolio Act includes provisions that freeze the annual percentage increases that utilities must derive from renewable energy sources when certain conditions are met.
If a utility is unable to meet at least 15% or more of the annual requirement of RECs or SRECs for two consecutive years, the annual increase will freeze until such time as the utility is able to meet at least 15% of their obligation.
This mechanism is in place to control costs and appropriately respond to current market conditions.
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