Author: MEA Staff Published: 11/12/2024 Maryland Energy Administration
**FY25 Program Open and Accepting Applications**
Program Description: This program provides funding to Community Solar Subscriber Organizations to offset costs associated with Power Purchase Agreements (PPA) enabling clean energy to be offered to Low-to-Moderate Income (LMI) households at lower cost.
Program Purpose: Providing greater cost savings and expanding access to the Community Solar Pilot Program for LMI households, and for the Community Solar Permanent Program for Low Income households.
Type of Program: Statewide Competitive
Program Application Deadline: 3:00 P.M. ET, Friday, November 29, 2024
Anticipated Program Budget: Approximately $15,000,000 from the Strategic Energy Investment Fund (SEIF) using Solar Alternative Compliance Payment (ACP) funding. At MEA’s discretion, funding from other sources with varying restrictions may also be possible. For more information, please see the Funding Opportunity Announcement below.
Program Documents:
- FY25 Community Solar LMI-PPA Grant Program Funding Opportunity Announcement
- FY25 Community Solar LMI-PPA Application Workbook (the filled in version will be Attachment D to the grant document)
- MEA Grant Agreement General Provisions; the latest version is available on MEA’s Incentives Page. (this will be Attachment A to the grant document)
- FY25 Community Solar LMI-PPA AOI 1-AOI 2 Application Checklist
- FY25 Community Solar LMI-PPA AOI 3 Application Checklist
The Maryland Public Service Commission serves as the Program Manager for Maryland’s Community Solar Pilot Program and permanent Community Solar Program. This webpage provides information for each project that has been provided solar capacity in the Pilot Program and permenant program. This information has been provided by the Subscriber Organizations and is updated at least quarterly. Items in red are updates from the last quarterly report.
Publicly available data is provided by Excel spreadsheet.
List of Community Solar Projects in MD with Project Details: Public Information 2024.02.04
For more information regarding the Community Solar LMI-PPA Grant Program, contact MEA program manager David Comis by email at david.comis@maryland.gov or by phone at 410-537-4064.