Government Agency

Local and state government agencies can participate in solar energy by installing solar arrays at their agencies. Solar systems can be installed on a non-residential roof or as a ground-mounted system on an agency’s property. Non-residential solar projects are typically interconnected to the electrical grid and can be used to offset the cost of electricity for an agency.

For more information about non-residential solar and the different methods of installing non-residential solar click Learn More.

Government agencies may be eligible for unique incentives for installing solar panels. For example, agencies can take advantage of the Energy Savings Performance Contracting program offered by Energize Delaware . For more information on these incentive programs and others, please visit the page below.

Government agencies who wish to engage with solar energy but are not able to install their own system are eligible to participate in community solar. Agencies can participate by purchasing a subscription to obtain their electricity from a community solar project instead of from the utility. Subscription agreements for non-residential entities who use a large amount of electricity may provide better monthly discounts because the subscription size will be greater than the typical subscription size. Additionally, the agency can potentially be considered an anchor tenant of the project.

For more information on community solar and how the process of enrolling in a community solar project works, please visit the link below.