Community Solar Low-to Moderate Income Power Purchase Agreement Grant Program

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Community Solar LMI-PPA Grant Program

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Notice of Intent for Fiscal Year 2027: The Maryland Energy Administration is pleased to announce the intent to award grants on a competitive basis to Maryland community solar subscriber organizations to benefit subscribers, particularly low-income subscribers, and to promote renewable energy and energy storage in the state. MEA expects to begin accepting applications in Autumn 2026. Further updates will be posted on this webpage. Final program parameters and application instructions will be included in the FY27 Funding Opportunity Announcement.

FY26 Program Status: The application portal is currently CLOSED to new 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-income households at lower cost.

Program Purpose: Providing greater cost savings for the Community Solar Permanent Program for Marylanders experiencing lower incomes.

Type of Program: Statewide, Competitive

Program Application Deadline: 3:00 P.M. ET, Tuesday, December 23, 2025(AOI 1 and 2)

Anticipated Program Budget: Approximately $17 million from the Strategic Energy Investment Fund using Solar Alternative Compliance Payment funding. Initial funding shall be $5 million for AOI-1 and $12 million for AOI-2. At the agency's discretion, funding from other sources with varying restrictions may also be possible.

Program Documents: FY26 Funding Opportunity Announcement.docx.pdf) (This will also be Attachment E to the grant document.) Application Worksheet FY 26 (12% Base Case Discount) (Rev 1)%20(Rev%201).xlsx) (The completed version also will be attachment G to the Grant Agreement.) MEA Grant Agreement General Provisions; the latest version is available on MEA's Incentives Page. (This will be Attachment A to the grant document.) FY26 Community Solar LMI-PPA Completion Report.pdf) (This will be Attachment D to the Grant Agreement) AOI-1 Application Checklist.docx) (may be modified before final use) AOI-2 Application Checklist.docx) (may be modified before final use) Program Manager Checklist.docx) (may be modified before final use)

For more information, contact Program Manager David Comis by email at david.comis@maryland.gov or by phone at 410-537-4064.

Other Community Solar Resources:

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.xlsx)

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Topic areas: Energy and Environment, Social Innovation and Community Development, Circular Economy and Sustainability.

Funding amount

This other provides Varies in funding.

Deadline

Applications are accepted on a rolling basis; there is no single fixed deadline.

Who can apply

This opportunity is open to the following applicant types:

• Not specified by the program.

Eligibility

The program did not publish a separate eligibility statement. See the official opportunity page for the full eligibility criteria.

Agency

Community Solar Low-to Moderate Income Power Purchase Agreement Grant Program is administered by Maryland Energy Administration (MEA), listed via Maryland Energy Administration.