Service areas/Maryland
Solar in Maryland
Maryland combines a state grant paid per kilowatt installed with a tradable SREC market, so a system earns from the certificates it generates as well as from the electricity it offsets.
Incentive and rate figures verified September 8, 2026
How long it takes in Maryland
about 19 weeks
Median from signed agreement to a powered system, across our Maryland installations, verified September 2026.
What solar costs depend on in Maryland
Costs track the regional average. The state grant is paid per kilowatt installed rather than as a percentage of the price, so it rises with system size up to its cap.
Maryland incentives and rebates
Maryland’s state grant is the Maryland Solar Access Program, which pays $750 for every kilowatt of direct-current capacity installed, up to $7,500. It is open to income-eligible households only, and the installer has to be on the program’s FY27 participating-contractor list. It replaced the solar part of the older Residential Clean Energy Rebate Program, so an older guide naming that program is out of date.
The order matters more than the amount. This is an upfront-reservation program: the rebate reservation has to be applied for and approved before the system is installed. A household that installs first and applies afterwards does not receive a reduced rebate — it receives nothing. Check with your installer that the reservation is approved before any work starts.
Funding runs on Maryland fiscal years, so the money available and the application dates change annually, and the application portal can close before the published deadline if the total requested exceeds the program budget. Availability is not guaranteed by the deadline alone.
SRECs are separate from the grant and provide ongoing income rather than a one-off payment; they are sold on a market, so the value moves. Solar equipment is exempt from Maryland sales tax.
Maryland Solar Access Program
Income-eligible households only
$750
per kW dc, up to $7,500 · verified 8 Sep 2026
Income-eligible households only, and the household must use a contractor on the program's participating-contractor list.
Maryland SREC market
No fixed value. Homeowners earn credits per MWh generated and sell them on a market administered by the Maryland Public Service Commission, so the value moves and is not a fixed payment.
Maryland systems registered for SREC generation.
How net metering works in Maryland
Utilities we work with: BGE, Pepco, Delmarva Power, Potomac Edison, SMECO
Net metering is available statewide with annual true-up.
Is Maryland a good state for solar compared with its neighbors?
Rates and timelines differ enough at the state line to change payback. These are our own figures, not regional averages.
| State | Electricity rate $ per kWh |
Generation incentive $ per MWh |
Agreement to power median weeks |
Main state incentive |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delaware | $0.16 | Market-based — no fixed rate | 15 | Utility green energy grant |
| Maryland | $0.17 | Market-based — no fixed rate | 19 | Maryland Solar Access Program |
| New Jersey | $0.18 | $77 | 18 | NJ SuSI program |
| Pennsylvania | $0.17 | Market-based — no fixed rate | 19 | PA SREC market |
Figures verified September 8, 2026. Unverified figures are omitted rather than estimated.
Sources: Delaware · Maryland · New Jersey · Pennsylvania
What have we actually done in Maryland?
Across all four states — Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey and Pennsylvania
4,689
homes powered
At least 4,689 homes
At least 4,689 homes, counted at permission to operate and by distinct address rather than by project.
Verified August 13, 2026
Across all four states — Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey and Pennsylvania
18 weeks
median, agreement to permission to operate
18 weeks from signed agreement to a working system
Median, not best case. Most of it is permitting and utility interconnection rather than installation, which is usually a day or two on the roof — so the number moves with your municipality and your utility, not with how busy we are.
Verified August 13, 2026
Across all four states — Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey and Pennsylvania
4.6
out of 5 on Google, based on 669 reviews
Rated 4.6 out of 5 on Google, based on 669 reviews
A platform aggregate rather than a review we chose to show you. The count behind it matters more than the score — a high average over a handful of reviews says very little.
As of October 6, 2026. Read our Google reviews (opens in a new tab).