Current through 2024 Legislative Session Act Chapter 531
Section 356 - Multiple credits for specific energy sources(a) A retail electricity supplier or municipal electric company shall receive 300% credit toward meeting the minimum percentage from Eligible Energy Resources of Schedule I of the renewable energy portfolio standards established pursuant to this subchapter for energy derived from the following sources installed on or before December 31, 2014: (1) Customer-sited solar photovoltaic physically located in Delaware; or(2) A fuel cell powered by renewable fuels.(b) A retail electricity supplier or municipal electric company shall receive 150% credit toward meeting the renewable energy portfolio standards established pursuant to this subchapter for wind energy installations sited in Delaware on or before December 31, 2012.(c) A Commission-regulated electric company shall receive 350% credit toward meeting the renewable energy portfolio standards established pursuant to this subchapter for energy derived from off-shore wind energy installations sited off the Delaware coast on or before May 31, 2017. (1) To be entitled to 350% credit, contracts for energy and renewable energy credits from such off-shore wind energy installations must be executed by Commission-regulated electric companies prior to commencement of construction of such installations.(2) Commission-regulated electric companies shall be entitled to such multiple credits for the life of contracts for renewable energy credits from off-shore wind installations executed pursuant to this subsection.(d) A retail electricity supplier shall receive an additional 10% credit toward meeting the renewable energy portfolio standards established pursuant to this subchapter for solar or wind energy installations sited in Delaware provided that a minimum of 50% of the cost of renewable energy equipment, inclusive of mounting components, are manufactured in Delaware. (e) A retail electricity supplier shall receive an additional 10% credit toward meeting the renewable energy portfolio standards established pursuant to this subchapter for solar or wind energy installations sited in Delaware provided that the facility is constructed and/or installed with a minimum of 75% in-state workforce. 75 Del. Laws, c. 205, § 1; 76 Del. Laws, c. 165, § 6; 76 Del. Laws, c. 248, § 1; 77 Del. Laws, c. 451, § 12.;