Yes. You can resubmit a previous unsuccessful bid to a future procurement. If you log in with the same email you used to create the previous bid, you will not need to reenter the system information. Please contact the SREC Delaware team if you are having any issues re-submitting your previous bid to a procurement.
You can submit a bid before installing a revenue-grade meter or revenue-grade online monitoring. However, systems less than 500kW will need to have a revenue-grade meter or revenue-grade online monitoring installed once they’ve won a contract. Additionally, systems 500 kW or greater will need to have revenue-grade online monitoring installed once they’ve won a contract.
All facilities winning contracts must have the indicated revenue-grade equipment installed prior to delivering any SRECs under the contract.
A revenue-grade meter is not the same as your utility meter. Revenue-grade meters are in addition to your utility installed meter. Revenue-grade meters are installed after your inverter and before any load. Revenue-grade meters must meet the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) Standard C12.1 or C12.20.
No, you can submit a bid before receiving interconnection approval. Systems without a DE certification number must provide the required bid deposit. Accepted systems have one year after the procurement closes to complete their projects.
Yes. Systems will be paid based on their DE labor and equipment status throughout the term of the contract.
Each year the Delaware Public Service Commission (PSC) must approve Delmarva Power and Light’s (DPL) filing for the procurement. The Delaware PSC must approve the filing before the SREC Delaware team can announce the procurement. The Delaware Renewable Energy Taskforce has been legislatively assigned to review and recommend changes to the design of the procurements. Each year they review the results of the procurement and incorporate any lessons learned into the next procurement. This review process begins immediately after the procurement is complete with public meetings running for several months afterward, eventually leading to the next year’s filing. A similar process can be anticipated going forward.
If your inverter malfunctions and stops recording production, we cannot issue SRECs for the affected time period unless verifiable data is available. It’s important to resolve equipment issues promptly and monitor your system regularly.
Yes. System owners are responsible for ensuring that equipment is functioning and for resolving technical issues. Please consult your solar installer or equipment provider for support and warranty coverage.
We recommend submitting cumulative readings at least every 3–4 months. More frequent reporting helps identify problems early and ensures timely payments.
If you do not already have a Delaware Certification Number, you will need to register your system with the Delaware Public Service Commission. This certifies your system’s eligibility to participate in the program as a viable renewable resource.
Your solar company may have submitted this application on your behalf. If your solar company has not submitted this application, you will need to do so.
To register with the Delaware Public Service Commission, fill out the form found here: Delaware System Certification Form. Once completed, you can submit this form and the $50 filing fee to:
Delaware Public Service Commission
861 Silver Lake Boulevard
Cannon Building, Suite 100
Dover, DE 19904
If you have any questions about the process, please contact the Delaware Public Service Commission at (302) 736-7500.
If you add panels to your existing system, you have two options:
- You may submit a new bid to the next procurement for the new portion of your system, if the addition meets the program requirements for system additions. Submitting a new bid will allow you to sell the SRECs generated by the new portion of the system. To qualify to submit a new bid, the new portion must: (1) be separately metered and (2) have its own Delaware Certification Number, different from the Delaware Certification Number of the original system. You will need to communicate these requirements to your solar installer, as it impacts how they wire and interconnect the system.
- You may update the size of your system listed on your Delaware Certificate. This will not increase your SREC Commitment or the annual maximum number of SRECs that would be purchased under your contract, meaning that you may generate excess SRECs that will not be sold through the program. The benefit of updating your system size is that it will prevent your system from receiving erroneous high generation flags. To update your system size, please provide the SREC Delaware team with an updated Delaware Certificate that reflects the new system size.
Contact the SREC Delaware team at [email protected] or 302-495-9999 if you have any questions.
If you have removed and replaced all the components of your system, you will need to apply for a new Delaware Certification Number and submit a new bid to the next procurement. This is because contracts are tied to the system, so if your system has been removed, you cannot proceed with your existing contract.
If only a portion of your system has been replaced, please contact the SREC Delaware team at [email protected] or 302-495-9999 to discuss next steps.
The state of Delaware has created two primary programs where homeowners, business owners, and others who have installed solar can receive payment in exchange for the SRECs generated by their systems. You can only participate in one of the following programs, and you will need to sign a long-term contract to transfer your SRECs to participate in either program.
- Upfront SREC Purchase through Green Energy Program
- SREC Delaware Procurement Program
You can learn more about these two programs as well as other ways to sell your SRECs here: https://solardelaware.org/im-interested-in/srecs/
In addition, systems in the Solar Grant Delaware program are also not eligible to participate in the SREC Delaware program.
If you decide to permanently remove your solar panels, please notify the SREC Delaware Administrator at [email protected]. The Delaware Public Service Commission requires paperwork in order to decommission the solar system.
Actions Required:
- Update your Delaware Certification with the Delaware Public Service Commission by completing the System Change Application found here: Delaware System/Generation Unit Change Form.
- Once completed, submit this form and the filing fee to:
Delaware Public Service Commission
861 Silver Lake Boulevard
Cannon Building, Suite 100
Dover, DE 19904 - Once the Delaware Certification has been updated to reflect the decommissioned system, send the certificate to [email protected] to process the updated status in the SREC Delaware portal and PJM GATS.
If you have any questions about the decommissioning process, please contact the Delaware Public Service Commission at (302) 736-7500.
SREC stands for Solar Renewable Energy Credit. One SREC is created when a solar generator creates 1 MWh (1,000 kWh) of electricity. As a participant in the SREC Delaware Program you will create SRECs by submitting your solar meter reading each month to the SREC Delaware Administrator. These meter readings will be submitted online through the SREC Delaware online portal. You can submit your meter reading anytime between the 1st and the 15th of the month. SRECs are generated and sold separately from the actual electricity produced by your solar facility. The number of SRECs produced is not affected by net metering or the amount of electricity used on-site.
SREC Delaware participants enter readings from the previous month between the 1st and the 15th of each month. If the new reading creates a new SREC, that SREC is minted by PJM-GATS on the last day of the month. The SREC Delaware Program Administrator initiates the sale of the newly created SRECs at the beginning of the following month, and payment is typically authorized by the end of that month. In general participants will receive payment for SRECs generated two months after the SREC is generated. Any pending payments will be listed on the Summary page of your SREC Delaware account after the SREC Delaware Program Administrator initiates the sale of SRECs at the beginning of each month.
We have posted detailed instructions on how to enter meter readings.
All SREC payments through the SREC Delaware program are made by direct deposit. We do not issue any paper checks. View instructions on how to enter your payment information.
The SREC Delaware site is protected by a 256 bit SSL security certificate and all account transactions are conducted using an SSL secured connection with data stored in an encrypted database. You can verify that a proper SSL connection has been established by looking for the lock indicator before the “portal.srecdelaware.com” in the URL section of your browser bar. This indicates that you are connected to the legitimate SREC Delaware website run by InClime on behalf of the Delaware Sustainable Energy Utility, and that your data is encrypted before being sent over the internet.
If you look at your account summary page you might see additional SRECs available for sale. These additional SRECs are outside of your contract commitment through the SREC Delaware Program. There are two main reasons you may have SRECs in this category. The first is if you created SRECs prior to the start of your contract. Any SRECs created before the start of your contract will not be sold through the SREC Delaware program. The second reason you may have additional SRECs is if your system created more SRECs than your contract required. The SEU will always purchase an additional 10% of your SRECs on top of your required SRECs but is not obligated to purchase anything over the additional 10%.
Any additional SRECs which are outside of contract commitment can be sold by the system owner however they would like. Once you secure a buyer for these SRECs please send us an email to [email protected] letting us know you would like us to transfer these SRECs for you. In the email please include the following information:
- Facility name
- Location
- Date of SREC generation
- SREC quantity
- SREC buyers GATS account
We will be able to transfer the SRECs for you with 1-2 days.
- Electricity: Your solar installation produces electricity that is used to power your home. When you do not use all the electricity that is produced at the time that it’s produced, the excess electricity flows back to the electric grid. Your electric utility may compensate you for that excess electricity through credits that reduce your electric utility bill. This process is called net metering. Net metering policies may change over time.
- SRECs: When your solar installation produces electricity, it also produces Solar Renewable Energy Credits (SRECs). SRECs are certificates that represent the environmental value of solar energy and certify that your facility produced solar energy. SRECs can be bought and sold. If your SREC Delaware bid application is successful, you will enter a long-term contract to sell your SRECs to Delmarva Power.
You may receive communications from your electric utility company about net metering. These communications are not related to SREC Delaware and do not impact your SREC Delaware contract. If you have any questions about net metering, please contact your electric utility.
The procurement contracts are assignable and the seller can assign the contract to the new homeowner by filling out and signing the necessary assignment forms. View our detailed ownership change instructions here.
All systems less than 500 kW in the SREC Delaware Procurement Program must have a revenue-grade meter or revenue-grade online monitoring installed.
All systems 500kW or greater must have revenue-grade online monitoring installed.
A revenue-grade meter is not the same as your utility meter. Revenue-grade meters are in addition to your utility installed meter. Revenue-grade meters are installed after your inverter and before any load. Revenue-grade meters must meet the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) Standard C12.1 or C12.20.
Below is a list of Delaware solar installation companies who offer installation of revenue grade meters and/or online monitoring:
| Company Name | Phone | Contact | Website | |
| Clean Energy USA | (302) 227-1337 | Lyn Mox | [email protected] | ceusa.com |
| CMI Electric | (302) 731-5556 | Dale Davis | [email protected] | cmielectric.com |
| Green Street Solar | (800) 834-5196 | Russell Pfaller | [email protected] | greenstreetsolar.com |
| KW Solar Solutions | (302) 838-8400 | Dale Wolf | [email protected] | kwsolar.net |
| Advanced Solar | (302) 731-1000 | Sarah Ruane | [email protected] | sunnydelaware.com |
| Intelligent Green Solutions LLC | (866) 669-1786 | Aneeq Sindhr | [email protected] | intelligentgreensolutions.com |
*If you are a solar installer and would like to be included on this list, please contact SRECDelaware and we will add you to the list.
We have posted detailed instructions for resetting your password.
To participate in the SREC Delaware Program your system must meet the criteria for the current procurement and be eligible for a Delaware Certification number from the Delaware Public Service Commission. The Delaware certification number certifies that your system is an Eligible Energy Resource under the Delaware Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard. Please see our FAQ on applying for a Delaware Certification number for more information.
Please see our Procurements page for information on the requirements of a given procurement.
Only one bid can be entered for all the systems on a given parcel. If several systems have already been built on a parcel, they should all be bid as a single system.
Yes. Any system with a DE certification number can participate.
Yes, however all systems applying for the SREC Delaware Procurement program must have a Delaware certification number for their solar array or obtain a Delaware certification once the array is built.
Any host facility with a leased solar array must ensure that they own the rights to the SRECs generated by the solar facility before bidding. Winning bidders are responsible for providing SRECs for the entire contract term, which may be longer than the term of the lease. Bidders must confirm their ability to fulfill the contract term prior to bidding.
There is a bid deposit requirement of $100/kw for bids that do not have a Delaware PSC certification number by the time the procurement window closes. All systems must be completed within one year of the procurement or be subject to forfeiture of this bid deposit. There is no requirement to demonstrate site control for any bid, however bidders run the risk of losing their bid deposit if they bid on a speculative project that is not completed within this one-year limit.
The winning bids in all tiers are determined by bid price. There is no bidding advantage gained by entering a bid early in bidding window. However, we encourage you to enter your bid as early as possible since that will give us time to identify and work with you to correct any errors or omissions. If your application requires a bid deposit, the bid deposit is due by 5:00 PM EST on the final day of the procurement window.
Bid deposits for applications are due by 5:00 PM EST on the last day of the bidding window. Please see our Procurements page for information on the bidding window.
All applications are competitively bid. Contracts are awarded to lowest bidders, ranked by bid price. The Delaware Parts and Labor bonuses are not factored in when ranking the applications by bid price.
In the following scenario there is only room for two contracts, but three facilities have bid.
- Facility A bids $30/SREC without Delaware parts and labor.
- Facility B bids $42/SREC with Delaware labor, and without Delaware parts.
- Facility C bids $45/SREC without Delaware parts and labor.
Facility A is awarded a contract of $30/SREC and is paid $30/SREC during the bid price period of the contract. Facility B is awarded a contract of $42/SREC and is paid $46.20/SREC for the bid price period of the contract because it has a 10% Delaware Labor bonus. Facility C is not awarded a contract.
Please see our Procurements page for more information on the contract length, bid price period, and administratively set price period. These details differ between solicitations.
All applications initially show 75% complete when submitted by the applicant. The application will update to show 100% complete after the SREC Delaware staff has verified that the application is complete and that any necessary bid deposits have been received and credited. Bid deposits are required for facilities that do not yet have Delaware certification number.
Contracts include a period paid at the bid price, followed by a period paid at an administratively set price. During both periods the customer will receive the Delaware Parts and/or Labor bonus on top of the bid price or admin price. Please see our Procurements page for more information on the contract length, bid price period, and administratively set price period. These details differ between solicitations.
You can view detailed instructions on how to complete the necessary paperwork, and set up your account.