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Baltimore Gas and Electric

Baltimore and central Maryland, including Howard, Harford, Anne Arundel and Carroll counties. The largest utility in the state. The net metering terms come from statute rather than from BGE, so they are the same here as at Pepco.

Type
Investor owned
Accounts
1.3M

What they credit you

Full retail rate, until the door closes

Set by state rule

Maryland statute gives full retail rate net metering, identical across the state’s electric companies. New entry ends at the earlier of a 3,000 MW statewide cap or 1 July 2027, after which a successor programme with lower compensation applies.

Month to month
Net excess generation accrues month to month and is settled each spring.
Once a year
Paid at the end of April at a wholesale rather than retail rate.

Set by undefined · checked 2026-09-05 · source

Maryland’s full retail rate net metering closes to new customers at the earlier of a 3,000 MW statewide cap or 1 July 2027, under HB 1532. Half the cap was already used as of June 2025 and the Commission expects the pipeline to exceed it, so the cap may well arrive before the date. Systems connected before then keep the current terms until they are decommissioned, expanded, repowered or re-interconnected.

What your installer should be telling you

Confirm with your utility how much of the 3,000 MW cap remains before you plan around the July 2027 date. The cap is the binding constraint in the Commission’s own assessment, and it is a statewide number that other people are using up.

BGE is investor owned, so Md. Code, Public Utilities Article § 7-306; HB 1532 (2026), the Utility RELIEF Act applies and these terms are set by the state rather than by a board that can revise them. That is the strongest position a homeowner can be in on net metering.

Applying to BGE

What BGE itself requires, as distinct from what the state rule requires. Read from its own published guidelines on the date shown.

The closing date is in the statute, in these words
The fiscal note for HB 1532: "End the availability of new contracts or tariffs under the existing net energy metering program at the earlier of (1) the date on which the generating capacity under the program reaches 3,000 megawatts or (2) July 1, 2027."
The replacement is required to pay less
The Commission must approve a successor framework "by order or regulation on or before February 1, 2027" to begin 1 July 2027, and the General Assembly’s stated intent is incentives "less than the incentives provided by the existing program".
The cap may arrive before the date
The Public Service Commission’s 2025 report puts installed capacity at 1,537 MW, "51.23 percent of the eligible State cap of 3,000 MW". Its central finding is that the pipeline of proposed but not yet operational projects is projected to exceed the cap. Half the cap is used and the queue is longer than the half that is left.
If you get in, you keep it, and the conditions are specific
Existing programme participants stay eligible until the system is decommissioned, is modified to increase its output, enters a new interconnection agreement, or is repowered, meaning more than 80% of its DC nameplate capacity is replaced. Adding panels later is one of the four ways to lose it.
Being in the queue counts for something
The Commission is required to prioritise successor programme applications from customers who were already in their electric company’s interconnection queue for the existing programme when the successor started.
System size is not the constraint here
An individual net metered system may not exceed 2 MW; community solar and meter aggregated systems may not exceed 5 MW. For a house, the statute is not what limits you.
Surplus is cashed out in the spring, at wholesale
Net excess generation accrues and is settled at the end of April at a commodity rate rather than the retail rate. Banking a large spring surplus is not the strategy it looks like.

From BGE’s published guidelines · checked 2026-09-05 · source

BGE net metering questions

Does BGE offer one for one net metering?
Yes. Maryland statute gives full retail rate net metering, identical across the state’s electric companies. New entry ends at the earlier of a 3,000 MW statewide cap or 1 July 2027, after which a successor programme with lower compensation applies. Net excess generation accrues month to month and is settled each spring.
What does BGE pay for power sent back to the grid?
Full retail rate, until the door closes. Paid at the end of April at a wholesale rather than retail rate.
Do I need a battery with BGE?
Not for the economics. BGE credits exports at the retail rate, so power you send out during the day comes back at the same value after dark without storage. A battery is still worth considering for outages during hurricane season, but it is an upgrade here rather than a requirement.
How do I find my BGE bill?
Sign in at bge.com. Open My Account, then Billing. Open the latest bill and save the PDF. Or screenshot the summary page. If you cannot get to it, a rough guess at your average monthly amount is enough to start.
Is there a deadline for BGE customers?
Maryland’s full retail rate net metering closes to new customers at the earlier of a 3,000 MW statewide cap or 1 July 2027, under HB 1532. Half the cap was already used as of June 2025 and the Commission expects the pipeline to exceed it, so the cap may well arrive before the date. Systems connected before then keep the current terms until they are decommissioned, expanded, repowered or re-interconnected.
What is the catch with BGE?
Confirm with your utility how much of the 3,000 MW cap remains before you plan around the July 2027 date. The cap is the binding constraint in the Commission’s own assessment, and it is a statewide number that other people are using up.

Installers serving BGE customers

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