Megawatts for Maryland
| Offsets a portion of the project costs associated with the development and construction of large-scale renewable energy generation and energy storage projects. Incentive levels will be determined through a closed bid auction and grants will be awarded to eligible bidders requesting the lowest price per megawatt from the auction.
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Community Solar Grant Program
| Supports Maryland community solar projects in order to increase energy affordability for low-income subscriber households and promote renewable energy in the state
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Commercial and Community Buildings Program
| Offsets the costs of energy efficiency, electrification, renewable energy, and energy storage projects to improve energy performance and resilience of commercial and community buildings.
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SolarAPP+ Implementation Grant Program
| Helps local governments automate the permit and plan review process for residential solar and energy storage systems. Grant funding supports the implementation costs associated with adopting the free-to-use SolarAPP+ permitting software. The adoption of SolarAPP+ satisfies the requirement in Maryland law to adopt software to automate the permit and plan review process for residential solar and energy storage systems by August 1, 2027.
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Energy Challenge Prize
| Awards competitive grants to whichever entities propose the most promising and innovative solutions to address a specific problem.
The specific problem statement for FY27 is: Maryland has invested hundreds of millions of dollars in distributed energy resources (e.g. solar, battery storage, EVs, water heaters, etc.) but most of these assets cannot currently be coordinated to improve grid reliability, reduce electricity costs, or support emergency resilience because of technical, communications, interoperability, market participation, and customer engagement barriers.
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Higher Education Clean Energy Grant Program
| Supports Maryland's accredited higher education institutions in adopting renewable energy technologies, integrating strategic energy planning into operations and curricula, and advancing workforce development in the renewable energy sector.
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Residential & Commercial Energy Storage Grant Program
| Provides grants to Maryland residents and organizations to help install qualified energy storage systems on their properties.
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Maryland Solar Access Program
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Provided to help eligible Maryland residents install solar photovoltaic (PV) systems to power their homes with clean, affordable, and sustainable energy.
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Geothermal Rebate Program
| This incentive program provides rebates to Maryland homeowners, businesses, nonprofits, and Maryland state and local government agencies that install geothermal heating and cooling systems at their homes and properties.
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Maryland Ground Source Heat Pump Advantage Pilot Program
| Incentivizes the installation of ground source heat pump (GSHP) systems at scale in residential new construction developments.
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Residential Clean Energy Rebate Program | Receive financial assistance to install solar photovoltaic, solar water heating, and geothermal heat pumps.
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Commercial and Canopy Solar Program
| Maryland businesses, nonprofits, and other organizations can receive grants for solar energy systems that are owned by or directly benefit low-to-moderate income and overburdened Maryland communities. Enhanced incentives are available for nonprofit organizations, Small Business Enterprises (SBEs), and Veteran- and Disabled Veteran-owned businesses. New for FY26: Solar canopy installations are now included.
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Decarbonizing Public Schools Program
| Help Local Education Agencies (LEAs) develop capacity and advance strategies for promoting clean and efficient energy use within their portfolio of current and future K-12 schools and support facilities.
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Residential Energy Equity Grant Program
| Designed to support energy efficiency and renewable energy projects that benefit Maryland residents experiencing low-to-moderate income.
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Solar Technical Assistance Program
| Provides technical assistance, at MEA’s cost, to state or local government entities for solar site surveys, and to conduct preliminary development of solar projects.
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