In Delaware, your bill is up to 90% off.
We just add our solar credits to the Delmarva Power bill you already get. If your household is income-qualified, you pay nothing for the credits, and they cover about 99% of the electricity you use. The one thing they cannot touch is Delmarva's flat connection fee, about $16 a month, which is why it is up to 90% and never quite 100%. For up to 25 years, and you can cancel anytime.
Renters and homeowners both qualify. No credit check. No upfront cost. Nothing is installed where you live.
Delmarva's flat connection fee, about $16, is not based on usage, so it stays. That is roughly what your bill becomes.
An electric bill of about $16 a month.
The credits cover what you use. What they cannot cover is Delmarva Power's flat connection fee, about $16, because it is charged for having an account rather than for electricity. Every Delmarva customer pays it, subscription or not.
What you pay for the credits
Your subscription price in the agreement. We add the credits to your bill and charge you nothing for them.
Of your electricity use, covered
Energy and delivery charges alike.
Delmarva's flat connection fee
Not based on usage, so credits cannot touch it. Delmarva sets it, not us.
When the credits start
Sign now to hold a place. Nothing is charged before then, or after.
In Delaware this is income-qualified only.
Maryland has a second option: everyone there saves on their bill whatever they earn. Delaware does not have that yet. The only Delaware offer on this site is the income-qualified one, and if your household is over the limit there is nothing we can enroll you in today.
If you are over the limit
Tell us anyway and we will put you on the waiting list. Delaware farms open in rounds, and a standard subscription may become available. Nobody will sell your details to a list of providers, and you will hear from us only when there is something real to say.
It is a subscription to a share of a solar farm.
Community solar is a local solar farm in the Delmarva service area, built on a field or a large rooftop, that generates electricity for a whole neighborhood. Instead of putting panels on your own roof, you subscribe to a share of that farm's output. The Delaware farm serving these households is Crestone.
The farm sends its power to the grid. Delmarva Power puts credits on your bill every month. Your bill goes down. That is it.
- Renters qualify. If the electric bill is in your name, the decision is yours. No landlord, no roof access, no inspection.
- Nothing is installed. Nobody visits your home and nothing is fitted to it. There is no equipment.
- Delmarva Power stays your utility. Same company, same bill, same due date. They still fix the line when a storm takes it out.
- You can leave. The agreement runs a year at a time and renews on its own, and there are no fees for early termination. You get 30 to 60 days notice before each renewal.
Do you qualify?
Delaware's Community Energy Facilities Program sets the line at 200% of the Federal Poverty Guidelines, or 60% of the state median household income, whichever is higher. These are the figures printed on the agreement you would sign.
| People in the home | Income at or below |
|---|---|
| 1 | $31,300 |
| 2 | $42,300 |
| 3 | $53,300 |
| 4 | $64,300 |
| 5 | $75,300 |
| 6 | $86,300 |
| 7 | $97,300 |
| 8 | $108,300 |
200% of the 2025 Federal Poverty Guidelines, from the agreement's own low income subscriber form.
Or by the state median. If 60% of Delaware's median household income is higher than the figure in the table for your household size, that higher number is your limit. The program takes whichever of the two helps you.
You attest to your own household income on the agreement. It is a legal statement, so answer it honestly. But there is nothing to go and find first, no documents to upload, and nothing that holds your enrollment up while you look.
Three steps, about ten minutes.
Nobody visits your home. Nothing gets installed. Delmarva Power stays your utility and keeps handling your power and your outages.
Answer a few questions
Your state, your utility, your household size, and whether you are under the income limit. About two minutes.
Upload your bill
A phone photo of a recent Delmarva Power bill. Your account number and usage come straight off it, so there is nothing to type. No bill handy? Sign now and send it later.
The credits start
When the farm comes online, credits appear on your Delmarva Power bill. Same bill, same due date, lower total.
The questions people actually ask.
The credits are really free? What is the catch?
So is my electricity free?
How long does this last?
When do the credits actually start?
I rent. Does that matter?
Do I have to send documents to prove my income?
What if my household is over the limit?
Can I cancel?
See if your household qualifies.
A few questions, about three minutes. No documents to send, no credit check, and nothing gets installed.
Community solar subscriptions in Delaware are arranged by Our Power Co. (T/A My Utility Advisor). Delmarva Power is the electric utility that delivers your power and is not affiliated with this offer. Your subscription agreement is with the solar farm operator, and the figures on this page are taken from that agreement.
Delaware community solar operates under the state's Community Energy Facilities Program and is regulated by the Delaware Public Service Commission, at depsc.delaware.gov. Photographs via Wikimedia Commons: the Delaware Memorial Bridge by Acroterion and Bombay Hook by Rhododendrites, both licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.