The Maryland Energy Administration provides grants to local governments, state agencies, non-profit organizations, educational institutions, and communities to support energy efficiency, renewable energy, and transportation petroleum-reduction projects. MEA funds four grant programs: the Clean Energy for Local Governments Program (CELG); the Public Facilities Solar Program
The Maryland Energy Administration offers a non-competitive grant program to consider proposals that fall outside the range of its other energy programs. Eligible applicants include businesses, nonprofits, local governments, state governments, and educational institutions. The program budget varies annually. Awards are typically up to $250,000,
The Maryland Clean Energy Capital Financing Program provides projects with access to lower-cost capital and an advantageous finance structure for projects that include renewable energy production and energy efficiency measures. Eligible participants include governments, institutions, nonprofit organizations, and business entities. For purposes of this program,
The Maryland Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard Program requires electricity suppliers to source 50% of their retail electricity sales by 2030 from renewable energy sources. Of this 50% of retail electricity sales, a minimum of 35.5% must come from Tier I resources, a minimum of 14.5%
Maryland allows local governments to establish PACE programs, where property owners can borrow money to pay for energy improvements and pay it back through a special property assessment over time. Maryland also developed a statewide PACE program. PACE programs can finance a broad range of
Maryland state-owned buildings are required to decrease emissions by 20% from 2018 levels by 2031. Also, the High Performance Green Building Program requires new buildings and major renovations align with Maryland’s goal to achieve net zero GHG emissions by 2045. This rule applies to buildings
Maryland offers a sales and use tax exemption up to 100% for renewable energy equipment, including geothermal and solar thermal technologies. A broad range of claimants are eligible including commercial, agricultural, residential, and industrial entities.
Maryland offers a property tax exemption up to 100% for solar thermal technologies. A broad range of claimants are eligible including commercial, agricultural, residential, and industrial entities.
The Resilient Maryland program offers grants to Maryland businesses, agricultural entities, nonprofit organizations, industrial entities, critical infrastructure, and others for feasibility analysis, engineering, planning, and design of microgrids and other distributed energy resource (DER) systems. The MEA looks for specific areas of interest when awarding
Maryland offers low-interest or no interest loans for non-profits, local governments, institutions, schools, businesses, and state agencies seeking to identify and install energy conservation improvements which are then paid back through energy savings. Loans must be paid back within 13 years.
