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| DE Interconnection Standards | |
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| Type of Incentive | Interconnection |
| Eligible States | DE |
| Eligible Technology | Backpressure Turbine, Boiler, Combustion Turbine, Condensing Turbine, Extracting Turbine, Fuel Cell, Microturbine, Other, Reciprocating Engine, Heat Recovery Generator, Stirling Engine |
| Eligible Fuel | # 2 Fuel Oil, # 6 Fuel Oil, Biogas, Biomass, Coal, Hydrogen, LFG, Municipal Solid Waste, Natural Gas, Other, Tire-Derived Fuel, Waste Heat Recovery |
| Eligible Project Size | 0 - 1 (Conectiv) |
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| Size of Award | Eligible Technologies: Solar Thermal Electric, Photovoltaics, Wind, Biomass, Hydroelectric, Geothermal Electric, Other Distributed Generation Technologies Size Limitations: 1 MW (Conectiv); none for Delaware Electric Cooperative (DEC) External Disconnect Requirement: Yes, for systems between 25 kW and 1 MW in size Insurance Requirement: none specified for Conectiv; $1 million in liability and $1 million in property loss (DEC requirements) |
| Start Date | 1/19/2000 |
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| Additional Information | Delaware has only one investor-owned utility in the state, which was Conectiv but is now identified as Delmarva Power and Atlantic City Electric (Delmarva operates in DE). Conectiv established interconnection standards in 2000 that are based on six categories. These six categories are determined by system size, energy source (renewable vs. non-renewable), and whether the source is inverter-based or relies on a rotating generator. Application procedures and technical requirements are then determined based on which of the six categories a system falls under. For inverter-based systems with a capacity of 25 kW or less, these systems must meet the requirements set out by IEEE 929 and UL 1741 along with Conectiv's Technical Guidelines in Sections 1-8. No pre-interconnection studies are required of these smaller inverter-based sources. Renewable systems in this category are eligible for net-metering. For inverter-based applications between 25 kW and 1 MW and systems larger than 1 MW utilizing a rotating generator, these applications must meet all of Conectiv's Technical Guidelines. Larger sized inverter-based systems must meet the requirements of IEEE 929 and UL 1741. All units sized between 25 kW and 1 MW must undergo pre-interconnection studies and are required to have an external disconnect. The Delaware Electric Cooperative (DEC), which is under the authority of the Delaware Public Service Commission (PSC), has interconnection standards similar to Conectiv's. However, DEC has costly insurance requirements. A minimum of $1 million in liability and an additional $1 million in property loss insurance are required of applications over 25 kW. A manual disconnect is also required of these larger systems. |
| Web Site | http://www.delaware-energy.com/green-energy-program-home.htm  |
| Additional Web Site | http://www.dsireusa.org/library/includes/ incentive2.cfm?Incentive_Code=DE05R&state=DE&CurrentPageID=1&RE=1&EE=1 |
| Primary Contact | Charlie Smisson 1203 College Park Dr. Suite 101 Dover, DE 19904 U.S.A. Charlie Smisson (charlie.smisson@state.de.us) (302) 735-3480 |