Maryland
Net metering in Maryland, provider by provider.
Every provider in the state, and every figure below read from the published tariff or interconnection document rather than a comparison site. Some credit you the full retail rate for the power you send back. Most do not, and that difference is the whole reason this page exists.
Meter reading falling from 41926 to 41667 kilowatt hours. A 929 kilowatt hour month against 1,188 kilowatt hours produced leaves 0 kilowatt hours billed and 259 banked for next month, so the energy charge falls from $202.89 to $0.00 at 21.84 cents per kilowatt hour.
Maryland average household use, 929 kWh a month, at the current published residential price of 21.84¢ per kWh. Your utility still bills a fixed monthly customer charge that no system offsets, so this is the energy part of the bill, which is the part that goes away.
Solar buyback rates in Maryland, utility by utility
Maryland credits exports at the full retail rate today. HB 1532 ends new entry to that program at the earlier of a 3,000 MW statewide cap or 1 July 2027, and replaces it with a successor program the legislature requires to pay less.
Credits you the full retail rate
- Baltimore Gas and ElectricInvestor owned/1.3M accountsRetail, yearly true upFull retail in kilowatt hours; spring surplus paid at the supply rate
- PepcoInvestor owned/600K accountsRetail, yearly true upFull retail in kilowatt hours; spring surplus paid at the generation rate
- Delmarva PowerInvestor owned/210K accountsRetail, yearly true upFull retail in kilowatt hours; spring surplus paid at the supply rate
- Potomac EdisonInvestor owned/280K accountsRetail, yearly true upFull retail in kilowatt hours; spring surplus credited to the bill first
Maryland net metering rules
Full retail net metering, closing 1 July 2027.
- Who it binds
- All Maryland electric companies under Public Utilities Article § 7-306, which covers BGE, Pepco, Delmarva Power and Potomac Edison alike. The framework is set by statute, so it does not change from one utility to the next.
- What happens to a surplus
- Net excess generation carries forward in kilowatt hours. By default it accrues for up to twelve months ending with the April billing cycle; a customer of an electric company may instead elect to accrue it indefinitely.
- How big a system you may build
- Under COMAR 20.50.10.01 a net metered system may not exceed 200 percent of your baseline annual usage, which the Pepco and Delmarva riders define as your previous twelve months of use (estimated by an approved method if you have less), and an upgrade is re-tested against that limit. The statute caps an individual system at 2 MW, and community solar or meter-aggregated systems at 5 MW.
Md. Code, Public Utilities Article § 7-306; COMAR 20.50.10.01; HB 1532 (2026), the Utility RELIEF Act — checked 2026-10-08
What actually happens after you pick
Most sites in this business hand your number to a sales team and disappear. We do the preparation first, so the company that turns up already knows your situation.
You see your real terms
Your provider page shows what that specific utility credits you, when it trues up, and where the catch is. Sourced and dated, not a sales page.
You choose the company
Companies serving your territory in Maryland, with the reviews, years trading and BBB grade we found for each. You pick. Not a call center, not an auction.
We set the whole thing up
We call you, go through your bill and your last twelve months of use, work out what your utility owes you, and get the program paperwork in order.
They arrive prepared
The company you chose turns up to a job that is already understood, with your figures in hand. No cold pitch on your doorstep.
Solar installers in Maryland
Every company we list for at least one Maryland utility. Each profile shows the utilities it covers and what each one pays for the power you export.
Net metering in Maryland: the questions people ask
- Does Maryland have net metering?
- Maryland credits exports at the full retail rate today. HB 1532 ends new entry to that program at the earlier of a 3,000 MW statewide cap or 1 July 2027, and replaces it with a successor program the legislature requires to pay less.
- What is the solar buyback rate in Maryland?
- It is set utility by utility, not by the state. How the 4 providers we list in Maryland credit the power you export: 4 at the full retail rate. Each one’s own page gives its figure and the date we read it.
- Is solar worth it in Maryland in 2026?
- It depends mostly on what your utility pays for the power you export, because the 30% federal credit ended for systems completed after 31 December 2025. Maryland homes use about 929 kWh a month at an average of 21.84 cents per kWh, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. Where exports are credited at the full retail rate, each kilowatt hour your panels send back is worth about that much; where they are credited below retail, size the system to what you use while the sun is up. Check your own utility on this page before you get a quote for solar panels.
- Is there a solar tax credit in Maryland in 2026?
- Not a federal one. The 30% federal credit, IRC Section 25D, ended for systems completed after 31 December 2025, and a deposit paid in 2025 does not preserve it. Anyone still quoting it is working from an old script. Any incentive left in Maryland comes from the state or your utility, and what your utility pays for exported power is now most of the financial case.
- Which providers does the Maryland rule cover?
- All Maryland electric companies under Public Utilities Article § 7-306, which covers BGE, Pepco, Delmarva Power and Potomac Edison alike. The framework is set by statute, so it does not change from one utility to the next.
- What happens to credits you do not use in Maryland?
- Net excess generation carries forward in kilowatt hours. By default it accrues for up to twelve months ending with the April billing cycle; a customer of an electric company may instead elect to accrue it indefinitely. Under the default, what is left is paid within 30 days after the April billing cycle at the generation or commodity portion of the rate, averaged over the previous twelve months: the supply part of the bill, not retail.
- How big a solar system can you install in Maryland?
- Under COMAR 20.50.10.01 a net metered system may not exceed 200 percent of your baseline annual usage, which the Pepco and Delmarva riders define as your previous twelve months of use (estimated by an approved method if you have less), and an upgrade is re-tested against that limit. The statute caps an individual system at 2 MW, and community solar or meter-aggregated systems at 5 MW.
- Which electricity providers does this cover in Maryland?
- We have read the published terms of 4 providers in Maryland: Baltimore Gas and Electric, Pepco, Delmarva Power, Potomac Edison. Each has its own page with the figures taken from its own tariff or from the state’s own order.
Source: Md. Code, Public Utilities Article § 7-306; COMAR 20.50.10.01; HB 1532 (2026), the Utility RELIEF Act, checked 2026-10-08.
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