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2025 News Releases

Maryland Making It Easier to Plug in Your Ride, No Matter Where You Reside
$9 million in Community EV Supply Equipment grants available for new chargers at apartments, condos, dorms, grocery stores, healthcare facilities, parks and more
12/4/2025
Maryland Opens Annual Application Period for Grants to Accelerate Unique Clean Energy Projects
11/24/2025
Maryland Opens Application Period for Commercial and Canopy Solar Grants
Investments to increase access to solar energy systems statewide, helps owners cut costs, emissions
11/18/2025
Maryland Offers Grants for Cleaner, More Resilient Energy Systems
Planning a microgrid? Need to keep critical facilities online? Resilient Maryland grants help communities and businesses galvanize against power disruptions
11/7/2025
Maryland Energy Administration Director Pinsky Announces Forthcoming Retirement
Esteemed advocate devoted 39 years to public service, fighting for social, environmental and economic justice
11/6/2025
Maryland Renews Commitment to Improving Energy Performance in Commercial and Industrial Buildings
State’s investments enable businesses to convert excess energy expenses into bottom line cash flow
11/3/2025
Governor Moore Announces $17 Million for Community Solar Projects to Cut Energy Costs for Marylanders
10/28/2025
State’s Flagship Effort to Help Income-Qualified Marylanders Improve Home Energy Efficiency Announces Availability of $25 Million in New Grants
Installation of solar energy systems now also eligible for funding
10/21/2025
Maryland School Districts Eligible for New Grants for Less-Polluting, Money-Saving Electric School Buses
$4.9 million effort to help districts cut long-term operations and maintenance budgets, while improving kids’ health
10/7/2025
Governor Moore Announces $36 Million to Improve Energy Performance and Lower Energy Costs in Public Schools
10/3/2025
Maryland’s College and University Campuses Eligible for $8 Million in New Clean Energy Grants
Investments to support renewable energy systems that cut operating costs, expand classroom and workforce training opportunities
9/23/2025
Maryland to Make New Investments in Clean Energy for Hospitals, Community Centers, Museums and Other Buildings to Cut Costs, Emissions
Key pillar of Governor Moore’s down payment on climate to reduce operating budgets and fossil-fuel use by upgrading old equipment with efficient electric alternatives
9/8/2025
Maryland Announces Availability of $10 Million in Grants for Commercial and Industrial Zero-Emission Vehicles
Investments to enable fleet owners, organizations and communities to make money-saving, pollution-cutting upgrades to vehicles and equipment
9/3/2025
Maryland Energy Administration Offers New Grants to Streamline Residential Solar Permitting Statewide
Effort to empower Maryland communities, speed up solar projects
8/13/2025
Governor Moore Announces New Program to Lower Electricity Costs and Improve Grid Resilience
8/11/2025
Governor Moore Announces $17 Million to Reduce Operating Costs and Improve Energy Efficiency in Maryland Public Schools
8/7/2025
Governor Moore Announces $64 Million to Support County and Local Governments in Cutting Costs Through Clean Energy
8/4/2025
Maryland Announces Fresh Round of Investments in Hard-Working Zero-Emission Vehicles
New investments’ results will be comparable to removing more than 20,000 gas-powered passenger cars from Maryland’s roads for one year
8/4/2025
MEA Director Responds to Trump Administration’s Latest Insult to America’s Economy, Energy Independence, Common Sense
8/1/2025
Maryland Invests in Electric School Buses to Help School Districts Cut Long-term Costs and Improve the Health of Students
Funding will bring the first electric buses to Kent County and widen their use in Prince George’s, Frederick, Baltimore and Howard counties
7/9/2025
Maryland Seeks Public Input on New Program to Help Buildings Meet Clean Energy Standards
Agency seeking to best inform design of its Fiscal Year 2026 Building Energy Performance Standards Technical Assistance Program
7/8/2025
State Energy Office Director Calls Congressional Budget Reconciliation an Unmitigated Disaster for Marylanders
Pinsky: “At a time when Marylanders are dealing with rising electric bills, the Republican reconciliation bill will no doubt drive our bills even higher.”
7/3/2025
Maryland Announces Inaugural Awards from the Electrifying Community Buildings Grant Program
Continued follow through on Governor Moore’s climate promise includes $6.78 million to hospitals, places of worship, private schools and other community buildings
6/23/2025
Maryland Energy Administration 2025 Resilient Maryland Grant Awards to Build Communities’ Ability to Withstand Extreme Weather Events
Investments help keep the lights on, critical services flowing during severe storms and other emergency situations
6/20/2025
Maryland Energy Administration Seeking Input from Local Governments on New, $64 Million Clean Energy Program
6/17/2025
Maryland State Energy Office Director Responds to Trump Administration’s Attempt to Gut ENERGY STAR
“I would like to be able to see this misguided move as penny-wise and pound-foolish, but I can’t find the pennies it preserves.”
5/8/2025
Maryland Energy Administration Rolling Out New Online Portal for Popular Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment Rebate Program
Current applications for the EVSE Program will close on May 5th, 2025
5/1/2025
MEA Director Responds to President Trump’s Attempt to Undercut State Leadership on Climate Change
Pinsky says president’s actions threaten to short-circuit years of progress toward cleaner energy generation and lower costs for ratepayers, while damaging local economies
4/11/2025
Maryland Energy Administration Seeks Feedback on Popular Solar Grant Program
Agency posts request for information to best inform design of Fiscal Year 2026 Maryland Solar Access Program
4/3/2025
Maryland Investing in New Clean Energy Generation on College and University Campuses Statewide
Grants from special fund enable institutions to cut emissions equal to burning 15 rail cars worth of coal each year
3/3/2025
Maryland Energy Administration Objects to Proposed Utility Rate Hikes in Washington, Garrett and Allegany Counties
Agency’s director says Columbia Gas rate case exemplifies how unnecessary pipeline replacements costs could be passed on to consumers
2/18/2025
New State Grant Program Helps More Marylanders Plug Into Electric Vehicles’ Low Operating and Maintenance Costs
Agency aims to increase access to affordable, reliable EV charging networks in under-resourced Maryland communities
1/23/2025
Maryland Striving to Make Power from the Sun Affordable to Everyone
Agency accepting applications for two programs that make cost-cutting solar energy systems more affordable for more Marylanders
1/22/2025
New Study: Reaching 100 Percent Net Carbon-Free Electricity in Maryland​
1/14/2025