​ Incentives​

• Commercial & Industrial Grant Program: This program provides eligible commercial buildings funding for cost-effective energy efficiency and conservation upgrades for existing, major renovation, and new construction projects that are above minimum code and performance standards and claim at least 20% energy savings.
  

• Jane E. Lawton Conservation Loan Program: This program provides low-interest financing for cost-effective energy efficiency and conservation projects in commercial buildings. 
  

• Residential Energy Equity Grant Program: This program combines the former Energy Efficiency Equity Program and Solar Energy Equity Program for the convenience of organizations serving residential buildings and is open to non-profit organizations and local government entities. It offers funding to support energy efficiency and renewable energy projects that benefit Maryland residents with low-to-moderate incomes. 
  

• Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy (C-PACE): A statewide program that provides turn-key, low cost, standardized C-PACE (Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy) program services to property owners, capital providers, contractors, and local governments in the state of Maryland.
  

• Maryland Clean Energy Capital (MCAP): Provides long-term financing solutions for funding large projects - offers clean energy and efficiency financing to government, institutions, and nonprofit organizations.
  

• ​Department of Housing & Community Development (DHCD) Net Zero Loan Program: ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Net Zero homes are energy efficient homes that produce as much or more energy than they will use. The DHCD supports the construction of Net Zero homes throughout Maryland.​​

Federal:

• Sec. 45L Zero Energy Ready Homes Tax Credit: Provides eligible contractors with a business tax credit for eligible new or substantially reconstructed homes that meet applicable ENERGY STAR home program or DOE Efficient New Homes program requirements. The amended 45L tax credit applies to qualified new energy efficient homes acquired after December 31, 2022, and before July 1, 2026.

• 179D Energy Efficient Commercial Buildings Tax Deduction​: Provides federal tax deductions for placing in service (installing) eligible energy-efficient property in commercial buildings. Please note that 179D shall not apply to property the construction of which begins after June 30, 2026.
  

Local:

• Anne Arundel County Geothermal Tax Credit: Anne Arundel County has enacted several local property tax credits for the benefit of the owners of real property located within our jurisdiction. These local property tax credits reduce the liability for your County property taxes.

• Anne Arundel County Solar Tax Credit: There is a one‐time tax credit from County real property taxes levied on residential dwellings that use solar energy devices installed on or after January 1, 2007. “Solar Energy Equipment” means collectors, photovoltaic arrays, solar panels, storage tanks, and all other hardware that is necessary and used as a part of the operating mechanism that collects, stores, generates or distributes energy by using the rays of the sun.
  

• Baltimore City High-Performance Newly Constructed Dwellings Property Tax Credit: Please click the link to learn more about Baltimore City property tax credits for new construction dwellings.
  

• Harford County Solar & Geothermal Tax Credit: Provides a 20% tax credit for a maximum of 20 years, on county property taxes for individuals who are over 65 years of age, have a dwelling with an assessed value of $600,000 or less, and who either own and have lived in the dwelling for at least 35 years or are a retiree or surviving spouse of a retiree of the United States’ Uniformed Services who has not remarried.
  

• Montgomery County Energy Efficient Buildings Property Tax Credit: A two-tiered incentive of property tax credits for new and existing energy-efficient commercial and multi-family buildings. 
  

• Prince George’s County Solar and Geothermal Residential Property Tax Credit​: Please click the link to learn more about Prince George's County solar and geothermal residential property tax credits.
  

• Visit the Financial Resources page for a full list of EmPOWER Maryland utility incentive opportunities.​
  

​ Best Practices & Technical Guides

• Zero Carbon Commercial Construction: This guide introduces case studies and products for new all-electric commercial construction. ​

• Commercial PACE Financing for New Construction Toolkit: Commercial property assessed clean energy (CPACE) financing is a financing solution that helps overcome the upfront costs of implementing energy, water, or resilience projects.