Prescriptive Improvement Grants include two types of applications: prescriptive lighting and heating, which includes natural gas heating and water heating equipment.

Eligibility

Program participants are non-residential, commercial, and industrial entities located in the State of Delaware. Pre-approval is highly encouraged for all projects to ensure an applicant’s proposed project is eligible for grant funds and to reserve eligible funds. However, applicants may forgo pre-approval for prescriptive projects and may apply for grant funds within 30 days of the final invoice date. Applicants not gaining EEIF pre-approval before materials are ordered, installed, or services performed assume full risk of project ineligibility and/or exhausted funds.

Complete eligibility details, terms and conditions, and program requirements are found in the Program Guidelines and Operational Procedures.

Projects that bring the building up to minimum energy code requirements will not be accepted.

Custom Improvements Grants apply to more complex or one-of-a-kind measures that go beyond the equipment funded by Prescriptive Improvement Grants. Custom incentives mitigate a significant portion of the project costs for high efficiency equipment. They are based on incremental cost, calculated energy and demand savings of retrofit projects, cost effectiveness, and are limited by total project cost. This option allows for the greatest flexibility and creativity in design by providing an incentive on a facility-wide scale or on targeted assessments that save energy. The projects qualifying under this program are generally more complex and include aggressive measures that permanently raise the efficiency levels of standard equipment.

Eligibility

Program participants are non-residential, commercial, and industrial entities located in the State of Delaware. All projects require pre-approval prior to purchasing and installing the equipment. Complete eligibility details, terms and conditions, and program requirements are found in the Program Guidelines and Operational Procedures.

Projects that bring the building up to minimum energy code requirements will not be accepted.

Eligible Measures

The following projects may be eligible for custom incentives:

Combined Heat and Power Grants include five types of Combined Heat and Power (CHP) systems: microturbines, reciprocating engines, gas turbines, steam turbines, and fuel cells. Systems must meet the minimum 60% annual system efficiency requirement, and produce 1.0 MMbtu/hour of useful thermal output. The CHP pathway is ideal for facilities with high annual hours of operation and a high thermal load.

Eligibility

Program participants are non-residential, commercial, and industrial entities located in the State of Delaware. All projects require pre-approval prior to purchasing and installing the equipment. Complete eligibility details, terms and conditions, and program requirements will be found in the updated Program Guidelines and Operational Procedures.

Projects that bring the building up to minimum energy code requirements will not be accepted.