Update as of 4/8/20: In response to the COVID-19 health crisis, Governor Larry Hogan issued an Executive Order on March 12 mandating telework for non-essential state employees across all state agencies. This includes the Maryland Energy Administration (MEA) office. As a result, grant and rebate applications submitted to MEA by letter or package (regardless of the delivery means) will face significant processing delays. We do not currently have an estimate of the duration of these delays but they will likely be substantial.
In response, MEA has developed a solution that enables the electronic submission of Clean Energy Rebate Program applications via Virtru, the State of Maryland’s secure email encryption tool. More information about Virtru can be found on the Maryland Department of Information Technology's webpage at https://doit.maryland.gov/support/Pages/email-encryption.aspx. As of 4/7/20, MEA is accepting both Residential and Commercial Clean Energy Rebate applications submitted via Virtru.
Submission of applications through the web portal (https://egov.maryland.gov/mea/CleanEnergy/) is still available. If you were considering mailing in a paper application, MEA would like to encourage you to instead submit your application electronically via Virtru. If you are interested in this option, please send an email indicating your interest in doing so to cerp.mea@maryland.gov. Do not attach your application to this initial email. Please indicate your first and last name, your zip code, and your email address in the body of the email. Someone from MEA will then contact you with more information about how to submit your application via Virtru.
If you do not have access to email, a message can be left via phone at 410-537-4000 and someone from MEA will return your call.
MEA offers the Residential Clean Energy Rebate Program ("R-CERP") to eligible Maryland homeowners who have installed a qualified clean energy system at their homes. Regulations for the Clean Energy Rebate Program can be viewed here.
Using the link below, you can
begin a residential solar photovoltaic (PV), solar hot water, or
geothermal heating and cooling Rebate application using the Electronic
Application System for the R-CERP.
THE RESIDENTIAL CLEAN ENERGY REBATE PROGRAM IS A FIRST-COME, FIRST-SERVE PROGRAM. THE AMOUNT OF REMAINING FUNDING FOR THIS PROGRAM IN FISCAL YEAR 2020 (JULY 1, 2019 - JUNE 30, 2020) CAN BE FOUND UNDER THE TAB BELOW ENTITLED "CHECK YOUR APPLICATION STATUS".
ONLINE E-APPLICATION PORTAL
Please note: The personal email
address of the Rebate Applicant (owner and resident of the property where the
clean energy system is installed) must be provided. A contractor's email
address cannot be provided in lieu of the Rebate Applicant's email address. The
Applicant will receive all correspondence regarding the application. If the
contractor is selected as the primary point of contact on the application, the
contractor's email address will typically be copied on electronic
correspondence from MEA, as deemed appropriate by MEA. Applicants without a
valid email address must complete the paper application available in the
section entitled "The Rebate Process" below.
Signature Sheet Requirement: After MEA receives an online
application, an email will be sent from no-reply@egov.com to
the Applicant containing a signature sheet that MUST immediately be printed
out, completed and signed by the Applicant, and mailed to MEA. The application
is not considered submitted until MEA receives the completed signature sheet.
MEA will not review an application until MEA receives the completed signature
sheet. If you do not receive a signature sheet, please check your inbox
and/or spam folder for an email from no-reply@egov.com containing your
signature sheet.
Note to Contractors
assisting Rebate Applicants with the R-CERP application process: At the same
time you submit customer Rebate applications to MEA using the electronic
portal, please also send an e-mail to your customer instructing them
to look for an email from no-reply@egov.com which contains the
signature sheet that must be reviewed for accuracy, printed, completed (to
include signature, date, and social security number), and physically mailed
back to MEA in order to complete the application.
To apply for a Clean Energy Rebate, proceed to “The Rebate
Process”, below.
Paper copies of the Residential
Clean Energy Rebate Application can be found under the section entitled
"The Rebate Process" below.
*It is recommended that you refer to the Rebate Process tab below before
beginning to complete the online application. Be sure all required documents
and information are available before starting the online application. Once the online
application process has begun, you cannot leave the screen without losing all
information that has been input. You cannot save your work prior to submission.
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