United States
Environmental Protection
Agency
State Incentives for Achieving Clean and Renewable Energy
Development on Contaminated Lands
The development of clean and renewable energy on formerly used land offers many economic and environmental benefits. Combining clean and
renewable energy and contaminated land cleanup incentives can allow investors and communities to create economically viable clean and renewable energy redevelopme
projects. This document provides information about incentives in your state that can be leveraged for clean and renewable energy and development of contaminated land.
Incentives for Clean and Renewable Energy
Funding (grants, loans, bonds, etc.)
Delaware Green Energy Program
www. delaware-energy. com/Do wnload/Green %20Energy/Fact%20Sheet/
Fact_Sheet-11-26-07.pdf
Provides rebates up to 50% of the installed system cost for PV, solar water
heating, wind, fuel cells, and geothermal heat pump systems. These
incentives take the form of grants to offset a portion of the cost of the
renewable energy system. The Green Energy Program consists of three
separate programs: one for Delmarva Power & Light (DP&L), the state's
only investor-owned utility; one for the state's municipal utilities; and one
for the Delaware Electric Cooperative (DEC). All three programs are
currently managed by the Delaware Energy Office. Customers may only
apply for incentives from the fund to which they contribute through a
surcharge on their utility bills.
Delaware Green Energy Fund's Research and
Development Program
www.delaware-energy.com/Download/Tech-Demo-R&D-Program/
Research_and_Development_FY2008.pdf
Offers grants to commercial or institutional entities up to $250,000 per
project that improve the engineering adaptation, or development of
products that directly relate to renewable energy technology in the state.
Eligible technologies include thermal electric, solar thermal process heat,
PV, landfill gas, wind, biomass, hydroelectric, renewable fuel, geothermal
electric, fuel cells, municipal solid waste, hydrogen, daylighting, anaerobic
digestion, and renewable fuels.
Delaware Green Energy Fund's Technology and
Demonstration Grants
www.delaware-energy.com/Download/Tech-Demo-R&D-Program/
Technology_Demonstration_Program_FY_2008.pdf
Provides grants to commercial or institutional entities up to $200,000 per
project that demonstrate the market potential for new renewable energy
technologies and accelerate the commercialization of these technologies in
Delaware. Eligible technologies include hydroelectric, fuel cells, biodiesel
manufacturing facilities, storage, conversion, and conditioning equipment.
Note that grant limits are different for passive solar projects.
Net Metering
http://regulations.delaware.gov/AdminCode/title26/3000/3001.shtml
Offers net metering to non-residential customers statewide that generate
electricity using solar, wind or hydro resources, anaerobic digesters, or fuel
cells powered by renewable fuels. The maximum capacity of a net-metered
system is 2 MW per meter for non-residential customers of Delmarva
Power; and 500 kW per meter for non-residential customers of DEC. Note
that Delmarva and DEC also offer net metering for residential customers.
Yes 0 No D
Yes 0 No D
Public Benefit Fund (PBF)
Renewable Portfolio Standard
20% by 2019
Net Metering
Interconnection Standards
Yes 0 No D
Yes 0 No D
Electric Power Industry Generation by
Primary Energy Source (EIA, 2006)
Petroleum-Fired 1.8% Nuclear
Natural Gas-Fired 16.3% Hydroelectric
Other Gas 12.7% Other Renewables
Coal-Fired 69.2%
Points of Contact
All Delaware Energy Incentives and Programs
Delaware Energy Office, www.delaware-energy.com/
Scott Lynch, scott.lynch@state.de.us, (302) 739-1530
Information current as of November 2008; please refer to www.dsireusa.org and the state Web sites
provided, or contact the points of contact identified above for more up to date information. Delaware Incentives for Clean and Renewable Energy - Page '
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Incentives for Development of Contaminated Land
Funding (grants, loans, bonds, etc.)
Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental
Control (DNREC) - Brownfields Grant Program
www. dnrec. state.de. us/dnrec2000/Divisions/A WM/sirb/brownfield. asp
Offers brownfields grants to private parties up to $225,000 per project for
assessment, investigation, and cleanup activities. Of the $225,000, the first
potential $125,000 is a dollar-for-dollar reimbursement, and the second
potential $100,000 is a 50 cents to the dollar reimbursement. No more than
$1 million can be allocated to any one single entity in one fiscal year. The
site must be a certified brownfields and the eligible entity must not have
caused or contributed to the contamination. Public and nonprofit entities
may receive up to $1 million for a certified site, but may not receive more
than $1 million in any single fiscal year. These entities also must not have
caused or contributed to any release(s) of hazardous substances.
Delaware Economic Development Office (DEDO) -
Hazardous Substance Cleanup Loan
www.dedo.delaware.gov/business/brownHeld/programs_and_resources.
shtml#Loans
Provides up to $250,000 in low interest loans (not to exceed 3%) to
businesses for environmental investigations and remediation activities.
Loans offered for a 10-year term.
DEDO - Brownfield Assistance Program
www.dedo.delaware.gov/business/brownfield/programs_and_resources.
shtml#Loans
Allows reimbursement for either of the qualified assessment and
remediation costs up to $100,000 per project. The site must be a certified
brownfield, and create at least five jobs as a result of assessment and
cleanup activities.
Underground Storage Tank Remediation Loan Program
www.dnrec.state.de.us/water2000/Sections/FAB/FABUSTLoan.htm
Offers financing at a low-interest rate of 3%, for seven to 10 years, with a
minimum loan of $5,000 and a maximum loan of $250,000 to owners or
lessees of underground storage tank facilities that need rehabilitation in
order to meet regulatory requirements and where the applicant
demonstrates the ability to repay the loan.
Tax Incentives (abatements, credits, deductions, etc.)
Delaware Brownfields Tax Credit Program
www.dedo.delaware.gov/business/brownHeld/programs_and_resources.
shtml#Tax_Credits_State
Provides tax credits to any brownfield developer that invests $200,000 in a
qualified brownfield facility and who has hired at least five qualified
employees during any taxable year. Companies that locate on a brownfield
are eligible to receive tax credits for: 1) New employees ($650 for each
new employee); 2) Capital investment ($650 per each $100,000 of
investment); and 3) A 15-year graduated gross receipts tax credit. Credits
for employees and investment are enhanced by $250 if business is located
in a targeted area.
Limitations on Liability
Delaware Brownfields Development Program
www. dnrec. state.de. us/dnrec2000/Divisions/A WM/sirb/BrownHeld/doc/
Brownfields_Development_Agreement.doc
Offers complete liability protection for existing contamination to qualified
brownfield developers provided that they enter into a Brownfields
Development Agreement (BDA) prior to taking title of a property, and agree
to an approved work plan for cleanup of contamination prior to
development of the site. BDAs offer a Certificate of Completion of Remedy
(COCR) for the entire site or for geographic or media operable units (OUs).
Delaware Brownfields Voluntary Cleanup Program (VCP)
www.dnrec.state.de.us/dnrec2000/Divisions/AWM/sirb/vcp_main.asp
Offers full liability protection from existing environmental conditions to
property title holders/potential responsible parties (PRPs) that enter into a
Brownfields Voluntary Cleanup Agreement. Property owners must receive
a COCR before any liability protections engage, and before construction
can begin.
Quick Facts
Limitations on Liability Yes 0 No D
Number of State-Tracked Contaminated Properties: 191
Includes VCP and Brownfields Development Program sites
Number of EPA CERCLIS Sites: 63
Sites identified for potential investigation under the federal Superfund Program
Number of EPA Brownfields Properties: 27
Properties being funded or addressed under the EPA Brownfields Program
There may be some overlap among the categories listed and sites listed may not
represent all potentially contaminated sites in Delaware
Points of Contact
DNREC Brownfields Grant Program, DEDO Hazardous Substance
Cleanup Loan, DEDO - Brownfields Assistance Program, Delaware
Brownfields Development Program, Delaware Brownfields VCP
Jim Poling, (302) 395-2636
Underground Storage Tank Remediation Loan Program
Jill Hall, jill.hall@state.de.usl, (302) 395-2500
Delaware Brownfields Tax Credit Program
Shannon Marchman, Shannon.Marchman@state.de.us, (302) 577-8742
Information current as of November 2008; please refer to
www.epa.gov/brownfields/pubs/st_res_prog_report.htm and the state Web sites provided,
or contact the points of contact identified above for more up to date information.
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