Delaware · Net metering · Deep-stack program
DE Net Metering
Sets the billing terms for excess solar generation sent back to the grid by residential customers in Delaware -- see the credit rate and how it shapes payback below.
- Retail rate credit
- stated benefit
- Residential
- eligible customers
- 15.4 yr
- Delaware baseline payback
- 3
- other Delaware programs
Deep-stack program · early directory
Delaware runs a 4-program DSIRE stack; this net metering is one layer on a 15.4-year modeled baseline, not the whole story.
- Stack4 programs
- In-state #1/3
- Type #6/46
- Baseline15.4 yr
In-state directory place #1 of 3 (early alphabet). National net metering directory #6 of 46. Amounts and eligibility change; verify with the official program page before relying on a dollar figure. Informational only - not financial advice. See our disclaimer.
Program description
Delaware provides net metering at full retail rate for systems up to 25 kW.
Program at a glance
- Program type
- Net metering
- Eligible customers
- Residential
- Stated benefit
- Retail rate credit
- State electricity rate
- 14.8¢/kWh
- Delaware solar score
- 24/100
Solar's trajectory in Delaware
The market this incentive operates in: total installed solar capacity in Delaware reported to the EIA.
Delaware's solar incentive stack
How this net metering sits among Delaware's 3 tracked programs, by type
- Net metering
Net metering
1 programs
- Rebate
Rebate
1 programs
- SREC
SREC
1 programs
What this shows Delaware tracks 3 incentive types; net metering (1 program) governs the billing side, while the state's other tracked types handle upfront cost or ongoing payments.
How this net metering layers inside Delaware's deep stack
The DE Net Metering governs how Delaware credits excess solar generation sent back to the grid, one of the state's DSIRE-tracked solar policies. Eligibility is scoped to residential customers, with a stated benefit of Retail rate credit. DSIRE lists no scheduled sunset, though enabling legislation and appropriations can still be revised year to year.
That baseline is slower than most states, which raises the stakes for every incentive on the table. Delaware averages 4.5 kWh/m²/day of usable sunlight and residential rates of 14.8¢/kWh, producing an estimated 7,884 kWh/year and $1,167 of annual utility offset on a typical 6 kW system costing $18,000. That baseline already implies a 15.4-year simple payback and a 25-year modeled net of roughly $11,175 before this incentive - every dollar this net metering delivers compresses that payback further.
Delaware bundles a deep incentive stack, so this program rarely stands alone. Delaware has 4 solar incentive programs indexed in DSIRE, including adjacent options like Delaware Green Energy Fund Rebate, Delaware SREC Program. The state's net-metering policy is classified as full, which governs how excess generation is credited and often decides whether a given program is worth claiming for a specific household.
Other Delaware incentives
Frequently asked questions
Where does the DE Net Metering sit in Delaware's deep program stack?
How does this net metering work beside Delaware's other programs?
Who qualifies, and why is this an early in-state directory row?
How does this incentive affect solar ROI in Delaware?
Which other Delaware programs stack with this one?
Incentive data from the DSIRE (Database of State Incentives for Renewables & Efficiency); state solar economics from NREL and the U.S. EIA. See our methodology · Delaware solar data · ROI calculator · All incentives.