Author: MEA Staff Published: 9/4/2026 Maryland Energy Administration


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| Residential Energy Equity | Purpose: Grants to support organizations implementing energy efficiency, electrification, and solar PV upgrades to single-family and multi-family homes that benefit low-and-moderate income residents.
Target Audience: Eligible applicant entities are Nonprofit Organizations and Local Governments that serve low-and-moderate income residents (residents do not receive funds directly from MEA). |
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| Residential Energy Equity Heat Pumps | Program Purpose: Starting in fiscal year 2027, additional funding is available for heat pump installations and replacements to benefit low-and moderate-income households.
Target Audience: Income-eligible households will benefit. Eligible applicants to be determined in concert with stakeholder engagement. |
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| Inflation Reduction Act Home Energy Rebate Programs: – Home Efficiency Rebates Opportunity Program (HERO); -Home Electrification & Appliance Rebates Program (HEAR) | Purpose: To fund energy efficiency and electrification upgrades to single-family and multi-family homes’, focusing on low-and-moderate income beneficiaries. More comprehensive information can be found on MEA’s IRA Rebates page.
Target Audience: Eligible applicant entities may include individual households and/or aggregator organizations that serve low-and-moderate income residents. |
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| Maryland Solar Access Program | Purpose: To help low-to-moderate income Maryland residents install solar photovoltaic (PV) systems to power their homes with clean, affordable, and sustainable energy.
Target Audience: Income-eligible households who contract with a solar PV vendor from the program’s participating contractor list.
Attention:
Fiscal Year 2027
FY27 Program Purpose: The Maryland Energy Administration is pleased to announce the FY27 Maryland Solar Access Program (MSAP). The program provides rebates to help income-eligible Maryland residents install solar photovoltaic (PV) systems to power their homes with clean, affordable, and sustainable energy.
This program was established through the Maryland General Assembly’s passage of the Brighter Tomorrow Act of 2024 and is codified in §9–2016 of the State Government Article, Annotated Code of Maryland.
FY27 Program Type: Rebate Program (Upfront Reservation Required).
FY27 Target Audience: Income-eligible households who contract with a contractor from the MSAP Participating Contractor List below. The homeowner benefitting from the solar PV installation has 3 options for participating in the program:
FY27 Funding Opportunity Announcement Issue Date: July 29, 2026
FY27 Application Deadline: 3:00 PM Eastern Time May 31, 2027 through the My MEA portal. The My MEA online application portal may close to new applications prior to the Application Deadline, if the total budget requested exceeds the available Program Budget
FY27 Online Application Submission: Through the My MEA portal at https://mea.maryland.gov/
FY27 Online Application Portal Status: Open to new applications
FY27 Anticipated Program Budget: MEA anticipates up to $10 million will be available from the Strategic Energy Investment Fund (“SEIF”) for rebates awarded under this Program. The total amount may be more or less, at MEA’s discretion.
MEA will update this table regularly, and post the date of the last update below the table.
Last Update to Total Budget Reserved: September 01, 2026
FY27 Household Income Requirements: Maryland Solar Access Program rebates must benefit homeowners whose annual household income does not exceed the limits in the table below, based on household size. The homeowner is required to attest that the household meets these income requirements. See FY27 program documents for more information.
https://dhcd.maryland.gov/HousingDevelopment/Documents/prhp/2025-MD-Income-Limits.pdf
FY27 Program Documents:
FY27 MSAP Participating Contractor List:
FY27 MSAP Participating Contractor List – Last Updated: September 01, 2026 MEA does not endorse or prefer any contractor on the MSAP Participating Contractor List.
FY27 Participating Contractor List Application:
MSAP Participating Contractor FY27 Pre-Recorded Orientation Webinars:
Contact Information: please direct questions to SolarAccess.MEA@Maryland.gov.
Fiscal Year 2026 Existing Applications
FY26 Program Purpose: The Maryland Energy Administration (MEA) FY26 Maryland Solar Access Program (MSAP) is continuing to help existing applicants install solar photovoltaic (PV) systems to power their homes with clean, affordable, and sustainable energy.
FY26 Program Type: Rebate Program (Upfront Reservation Required).
FY26 Target Audience: Income-eligible households who contracted with a contractor listed on the MSAP Participating Contractor List at the time the application was submitted for an upfront rebate reservation request (Step 1).
FY26 Program Offering: New applications for Step 1 (upfront rebate reservation) were accepted from July 21, 2025 to April 17, 2026. Ongoing Online Application Submissions: Existing applicants may login to the My MEA portal to check the status of their application and to continue submissions to MEA. Under the Maryland Solar Access Program, “Click View More Details”. Click one of the following buttons to proceed:
FY26 Program Documents:
Contact Information: please direct questions to SolarAccess.MEA@Maryland.gov.
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| Buildings Sector (Commercial & Community) |
| Program | Program Description |
| Commercial and Community Buildings Program | Purpose: To offset the costs of energy efficiency, electrification, renewable energy, and energy storage projects to improve energy performance and resilience of commercial and community buildings, including:
Target Audience: Building Energy Performance Standard (BEPS) Covered Buildings, large and small commercial buildings with for-profit and non-profit building owners, county and municipal governments, and Maryland’s 24 Local Education Agencies. |
| BEPS Technical Assistance Program, an initiative of the Clean Buildings Hub | Program Purpose: To empower Maryland’s building owners to make well informed energy investments in their properties through one-on-one technical assistance, such as technical support with benchmarking or multi-year retrofit planning.
Target Audience: Buildings over 35,000 square feet, subject to Maryland’s Building Energy Performance Standards (BEPS) |
Grid Sector
| Program | Program Description |
| Megawatts for Maryland | Purpose: To offset 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.
Target Audience: Eligible bidders are developers of Tier 1 renewable energy generation (that does not participate in net energy metering) and energy storage (co-located with generation, not co-located with generation, or stand-alone). |
| Grid Sector | Program Purpose: To support the development and construction of community solar projects and community solar paired with energy storage. Funding will be prioritized for projects that maximize benefits to low-income subscriber households, are located on rooftops or brownfields/landfills, or offer greater grid services and benefits.
Target Audience: Eligible applicant entities are Community Solar Subscriber Organizations (residents do not receive funds directly from MEA). |
| Residential and Commercial Energy Storage Program | Purpose: To offset the cost of purchasing and installing a battery energy storage system that is grid connected at residential and commercial properties. Starting in fiscal year 2027, the program will prioritize funding for systems that enroll in utility-run virtual power plant (VPP) pilot programs, thereby providing grid benefits during periods of high electricity demand in exchange for monetary compensation by the utilities.
Target Audience: Residential households, commercial organizations, nonprofits. |
| SolarAPP+ Implementation Grant Program | Purpose: To defray the costs associated with implementing the free-to-use U.S. National Renewable Energy Laboratory SolarAPP+ automated residential solar permitting software, such as contractual support, staff training costs, software integration costs, and others.
Target Audience: Maryland counties, cities, towns, and other Authorities Having Jurisdiction (AHJs). |
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| Residential Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment (EVSE) Rebate Program | Purpose: To support the purchase and installation of electric vehicle charging stations at residential homes across Maryland. By supporting charging infrastructure, the program aims to increase the adoption of electric vehicles.
Target Audience: Residential households. |
| Medium-Duty and Heavy-Duty Zero-Emission Vehicle Grant Program | Program Purpose: To support the purchase or lease of electric vehicles, specifically: (a) medium-duty or heavy-duty zero-emission commercial or industrial fleet vehicles; (b) zero-emission heavy equipment property for commercial or industrial use; or (c) electric school buses that serve Maryland public school students. Supplemental funding is also available to pair electric vehicle purchases with the installation of new charging infrastructure.
Target Audience: Public school districts, school bus vendors contracted with public school districts, commercial and industrial entities, agricultural, fleet operators, manufacturers of medium-duty and heavy-duty vehicles and equipment. |
| Community Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment (EVSE) Program | Program Purpose: To increase access to affordable and reliable electric vehicle charging networks and reduce transportation greenhouse gas emissions throughout Maryland, especially in overburdened communities. Eligible properties include a variety of public and community-oriented properties, including multi-family properties, workplaces, public parks and buildings, community hubs, commercial centers, tourist destinations, and transit hubs.
Target Audience: Businesses, nonprofits, local governments, local education agencies, and higher education institutions. |
| Program | Program Description |
| Energy Challenge Prize | Purpose: To offer funding to whichever entities propose the most promising and innovative solutions to address a specific problem. The specific problem will be announced by MEA at a later date.
Target Audience: Open (e.g. businesses, nonprofits, local governments, higher education institutions, and others). |
- General Provisions: All grant agreements include standard requirements, referred to as “Program General Provisions”. Click the following links to review these General Provisions:
- MEA Fossil Fuel Policy: starting in Fiscal Year 2027, all grant agreements include standard requirements for complying with MEA’s Fossil Fuel policy. Ability to comply is a minimum eligibility requirement to apply for a grant from MEA.Click the following links to review the Fossil Fuel Policy:
- Self-Verification of Minimum Eligibility: starting in Fiscal Year 2027, a required application document for all MEA grant programs is the “Self-Verification of Minimum Eligibility”. The applicant’s Authorized Representative must sign the Self-Verification of Minimum Eligibility, and the person submitting the application must upload and submit it with the application. Click the following links to download the Self-Verification of Minimum Eligibility:
Rebate Program Attachments
- Rebate Terms and Conditions: All rebate programs include standard requirements, referred to as “Rebate Terms and Conditions”. Starting in FIscal Year 2027, the rebate terms and conditions are provided as a section of the Funding Opportunity Announcement for each rebate program.
- MEA Fossil Fuel Policy: Starting in Fiscal Year 2027, all rebate programs include standard requirements for complying with MEA’s Fossil Fuel policy. Ability to comply is a minimum eligibility requirement to apply for a rebate from MEA.
- Self-Verification of Minimum Eligibility: Starting in Fiscal Year 2027, a required application component for all MEA rebate programs is the “Self-Verification of Minimum Eligibility”. The applicant must electronically sign an attestation of the following as part of the My MEA online application:
- I have reviewed the Fossil Fuel Policy.
- I have reviewed all requirements of this program, as specified in this Funding Opportunity Announcement.
- To the best of my knowledge, all information provided in this application is complete, accurate, and true, and all work performed pursuant to a rebate shall comply with the terms and conditions of the Program, the Fossil Fuel Policy, and all applicable local, state, and federal laws, regulations, and building codes.
- I understand that any delinquency on State debt may result in rebate payments being intercepted by the Comptroller of Maryland after the rebate is approved for payment by the Maryland Energy Administration (MEA). MEA is not able to answer questions about this process. For more information, see the Liability Offset section of the Compliance FAQs – Taxpayer Services from the Comptroller of Maryland.
When possible, please submit applications electronically to avoid mail delays. Staff will confirm receipt of electronic applications within one to two business days via email. If you have mailed in your application, we ask that you contact us via phone at 410-537-4000 or 1-800-72-ENERGY or email at DLInfo_MEA@maryland.gov to confirm receipt.
Additional Resources

FY27 General Notice of Upcoming MEA Programs
FOA Attachment D – FY27 MSAP Maximum Offer Calculator – Issued 7.29.26.xlsx