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Delaware · Delmarva Power

In Delaware, the credits cost you nothing

If your household is income-qualified, we add our solar credits to the Delmarva Power bill you already get and charge you nothing for them. They cover about 99% of the electricity you use.

What they cannot touch is Delmarva’s flat connection fee, about $16 a month. It is charged for having an account, not for the electricity you use, so it stays on the bill.

Delaware is income-qualified only right now. The line is 200% of the Federal Poverty Guidelines or 60% of the state median income, whichever is higher. You confirm your income on the agreement itself. Over the line? Tell us anyway and we will put you on the waiting list.

What you pay for the credits: Nothing
Share of your electricity use covered: About 99%
Delmarva’s flat connection fee: About $16, stays
Term: 1 year, renews, up to 25 years
Cost to join: None
Cancellation: No cancellation fee

New Castle
Kent
Sussex

This is Delaware’s Community Energy Facilities Program, regulated by the Delaware Public Service Commission.

Tidal marsh at Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge in Kent County, Delaware — Bombay Hook, Kent County. Delmarva Power serves New Castle, Kent and Sussex.

Maryland · Delmarva Power

Across the line in Maryland, everyone saves

On Maryland’s Eastern Shore and in Cecil County, every Delmarva Power household can lower the bill, whatever it earns.

Everyone10%

off the solar credits on your bill, for every Delmarva Power household in Maryland

Up to54%

off the credits if your household is income-qualified

Income-qualified means under the income limit for your household size, or on a program like SNAP, Medicaid or energy assistance. Maryland lets you confirm it yourself on the agreement, so there are no documents to send.

The Choptank River and the Malkus Bridge at Cambridge, Maryland — The Choptank River at Cambridge, on Maryland’s Eastern Shore.

Everywhere else we serve

Elsewhere in Maryland, and in D.C.

Each utility runs its own program, so what you save depends on who sends your bill.

Maryland · BGE

10%up to 15% if income-qualified

Through our partner, Think Energy.

Maryland · Pepco

10%up to 25% if income-qualified

Pepco asks for one document to confirm the 25%.

Maryland · Potomac Edison

10%up to 25% if income-qualified

Frederick, Washington, Allegany, Garrett and more.

Washington, D.C. · Pepco

A lower billthrough our partner, Think Energy

The first question shows what applies at your address.

In Virginia or Pennsylvania? Community solar is not something we can offer there yet. Not sure which utility you have? The first question in the form will tell you.

What you do

Three steps, all on your phone

Answer two questions

Your utility, and whether your household is income-qualified. You see what applies to you before we ask for your name.
Read it and sign

Your agreement opens right here, in plain words first. No paperwork in the mail.
Send one photo of your bill

We read your account number and your usage off the photo, so there is nothing for you to type out.

You stay with your utility exactly as you are. Same bill, same account, same people you call when the power goes out. Renters qualify, because this runs off your electric account and not your roof.

Nothing to install
No upfront cost
No cancellation fee
Renters qualify

Rows of a solar farm with wildflowers growing between them — A community solar farm. The solar is out in a field, not on your home.

Who sent you here

Why New Earth Solar is passing this along

New Earth SolarNewark, Delaware

New Earth Solar is a renewable energy consulting company in Newark, Delaware. It helps homeowners with custom whole-home solar and battery backup, EV chargers, financing, and the incentives and tax credits that come with them.

Davis Pfund, a co-founder, became a BPI Certified Building Analyst Professional in 2017. He grew up working in his family’s energy efficiency business, Zerodraft Maryland, which partnered with utilities across the mid-Atlantic.

Rooftop solar is not for every home. For the clients who rent, or whose roof is shaded or needs work, Davis is sharing this program. JoinCommunity.Solar runs it, so you have one place to ask, and you do not need to buy anything from New Earth Solar to join.

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“Reclaim your power. Own your energy.”

- New Earth Solar

The fine print, in full

New Earth Solar (New Earth Solar L.L.C.) is sharing this community solar program with its clients. The program is offered by JoinCommunity.Solar (Our Power Co.), not by New Earth Solar. New Earth Solar is not the subscriber organization for your community solar subscription. This is not a rooftop solar product, and enrolling does not require buying or leasing anything from New Earth Solar. New Earth Solar may receive a referral fee when you enroll through this page.

Savings are a percentage of the value of the solar credits you receive and vary by household, utility and farm. Delaware: income-qualified Delmarva Power households pay nothing for the solar credits, which cover about 99% of the electricity used; Delmarva’s flat connection fee is not usage based and remains on the bill. Delaware is income-qualified only at this time. Community solar is offered subject to program availability and utility eligibility, and not every address can be served. Income-qualified pricing depends on the program your household takes part in, and Pepco requires a document confirming it. Virginia and Pennsylvania are not available.

Photographs via Wikimedia Commons: the Delaware Memorial Bridge and the Choptank River at Cambridge by Acroterion, and Bombay Hook by Rhododendrites, all CC BY-SA 4.0. Solar farm by Andres Siimon on Unsplash.