Every incentive a Maryland homeowner can actually use, what each one is worth, and the ones that no longer exist. Sourced and dated.
The Maryland Solar Access Program, created under the Brighter Tomorrow Act of 2024, pays $750 per kilowatt up to $7,500. For a typical 6–10 kW home that is $4,500 to $7,500 in direct grant funding.
It is income-qualified — roughly 150% of area median income or below — and eligible systems can be owned, leased or provided under a power purchase agreement. Most state grants require ownership.
Maryland SRECs trade roughly $40 to $90 per megawatt-hour, with a 1.5x Certified SREC multiplier through 2027. Maryland also exempts solar from the 6% sales tax and from property tax.
Several counties add credits on top: Montgomery up to $5,000, Howard up to $2,500.
Sources: Maryland Energy Administration; Maryland PSC; Comptroller of Maryland Tax-General 11-230.
The 30% federal Residential Clean Energy Credit under Section 25D ended for systems purchased after December 31, 2025. If you buy with cash or a loan in 2026, you cannot claim it. Any site still advertising a 30% federal credit for a homeowner purchase is running outdated information.
What remains is Section 48E, the commercial investment credit. It applies to third-party-owned systems — leases and power purchase agreements — where the system owner claims it rather than the homeowner. That is precisely what makes $0-down possible.
EnergyPros does not provide tax advice — confirm your situation with a tax professional.
Incentives only matter against the rate you are paying now. BGE, Pepco and Delmarva Power are all Exelon subsidiaries. Maryland's Office of People's Counsel has noted that electric rates have nearly doubled since Exelon acquired BGE in 2012. Maryland offers full retail net metering, an SREC market, and a Solar Access Program grant of $750 per kW that works with a lease or PPA.
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No, not on a purchase. The Residential Clean Energy Credit under Section 25D ended for systems purchased after December 31, 2025. Section 48E still applies to third-party-owned systems — leases and power purchase agreements — where the system owner claims it. That is what makes $0-down possible.
Yes. Any rebate paid to your installer should appear on your contract as a reduction in price, not as a savings claim. Ask for an itemised quote showing the gross price, each incentive applied, and the net. If an installer will not itemise, that is worth noticing.
It depends on the incentive. Rebates paid to the installer reduce your contract price either way. Tax credits and renewable energy certificates generally follow ownership — under a lease or PPA the system owner claims them, which is part of how the monthly payment is kept low. A few state credits are exceptions.
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