Programs & Incentives

DEMEC Energy Efficiency Program

Efficiency Smart

Efficiency Smart helps DEMEC member communities’ residential and business customers use less energy and save money through technical assistance and financial incentives.  They offer multiple program options, which include advanced technical support and financial incentives, to help municipalities, businesses, and individuals reduce energy and save money now and into the future.

A few simple tips to get you started right away include:

  1. Switch to LED lighting
  2. Turn off lights/electronics in empty rooms and when they are not being used.
  3. Adjust your thermostat by 2-3 degrees, especially while you are away.
  4. Try making meals without using the oven or stove.
  5. Lower the temperature of your hot water heater.
  6. Replace HVAC filters monthly.

Customer Energy Calculators

Many of DEMEC’s member communities also offer residential customers a tool that customizes energy savings to your home. Take the quick Home Energy Advisor quiz linked below to learn the changes you can make that will save you the most money. Even better, we link local, state, and federal programs that might help you save even more for making the switch to energy efficiency. Additional calculators show how heating and cooling, electric vehicles, and leaving devices plugged in all day can impact your energy costs to find even greater savings.

MSC of the City of New Castle – Home Energy Advisor & Energy Calculators

City of Newark – Home Energy Advisor & Energy Calculators

Town of Middletown – Home Energy Advisor & Energy Calculators

Town of Smyrna – Home Energy Advisor & Energy Calculators

Town of Clayton – Home Energy Advisor & Energy Calculators

City of Milford – Home Energy Advisor & Energy Calculators

City of Seaford – Home Energy Advisor & Energy Calculators

Lewes BPW – Home Energy Advisor & Energy Calculators

State of Delaware Programs & Incentives

Energy Efficiency Investment Fund 

The Energy Efficiency Investment Fund (EEIF) was created to help Delaware businesses make strategic investments in capital equipment and facility upgrades that will help decrease operating costs, reduce energy consumption, and improve environmental performance. The program offers funding for technical assistance, as well as competitively awarded energy efficiency grants and loans. 

Weatherization Assistance Program 

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Weatherization Assistance Program reduces energy costs for low-income households by increasing the energy efficiency of their homes. 

Delaware Clean Transportation Incentive Program 

The Delaware Clean Transportation Incentive Program provide incentives for Delawareans to purchase new, leased or retrofitted alternatively-fueled vehicles, electric vehicle charging equipment for electric vehicles and install alternative fueling infrastructure. CTIP programs are currently funded at $2.7 million, with funding through Delaware’s participation in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI). 

Energize Delaware Programs & Incentives

Energy Assessments

Home Performance with ENERGY STAR takes a whole-house approach to maximize residential energy savings. A comprehensive home energy audit is performed first to identify energy saving improvements that are right for your existing home. Then, customers can take advantage of potential rebates for completing those improvements.  

Home Energy Checkup and Counseling (HEC2) is a fast and easy way to increase the energy efficiency of your home, helping you start saving immediately. An Energy Advisor will come to your home and check the condition of its insulation, heating, and air-cooling system, lighting, appliances, and more to identify simple ways to help save energy and money.

The Delaware Energy Fund provides assistance to consumers whose household income is less than 350% of the federal poverty level and will be funded and administered by Energize Delaware, otherwise known as the Sustainable Energy Utility.

Low-Interest Commercial Loan Program  

The Low-Interest Commercial Loan Program encourages the adoption and installation of energy efficiency measures and customer-sited renewable generation systems by providing financing to credit worthy businesses and non-profits located in existing facilities in Delaware.  

Commercial and Industrial Energy Assessments  

Commercial and Industrial Energy Assessments are available to all existing non-residential buildings. Properties that are eligible for an energy assessment incentive include businesses, non-profit organizations, and the public sector. 

Electric Vehicle (EV) Planning 

 

 

Electric Vehicle Learning Center

If you are considering an EV, use this J.D. Power tool to provide valuable information and help you make an informed decision on your next vehicle purchase. This tool provides a customized plan detailing your savings, available incentives, carbon reductions and more based on your driving habits, budget and electricity usage. Check it out on the Electric Vehicle Learning Hub. 

Federal Energy Tax Credits

ENERGY SAVINGS HUB

Visit the ENERGY SAVINGS HUB to learn more about saving money on home energy upgrades, clean, vehicles, and more for homeowners and renters.

ENERGY STAR 

The Federal tax credit is applicable to certain ENERGY STAR and zero-emissions energy products.