Maryland · Rebate · Deep-stack program
MD Residential Clean Energy Rebate
A direct payment toward residential solar installs in Maryland -- see the rebate amount, eligibility, and the payback impact below.
- Up to $1,000
- stated benefit
- Residential
- eligible customers
- 14.3 yr
- Maryland baseline payback
- 4
- other Maryland programs
Deep-stack program · late directory
Maryland runs a 5-program DSIRE stack; this rebate is one layer on a 14.3-year modeled baseline, not the whole story.
- Stack5 programs
- In-state #3/4
- Type #12/19
- Baseline14.3 yr
In-state directory place #3 of 4 (late alphabet). National rebate directory #12 of 19. Amounts and eligibility change; verify with the official program page before relying on a dollar figure. Informational only - not financial advice. See our disclaimer.
Program description
Maryland Energy Administration offers rebates for residential solar installations.
Program at a glance
- Program type
- Rebate
- Eligible customers
- Residential
- Stated benefit
- Up to $1,000
- State electricity rate
- 16¢/kWh
- Maryland solar score
- 29/100
Solar's trajectory in Maryland
The market this incentive operates in: total installed solar capacity in Maryland reported to the EIA.
Maryland's solar incentive stack
How this rebate sits among Maryland's 4 tracked programs, by type
- Tax exemption
Tax exemption
1 programs
- Net metering
Net metering
1 programs
- Rebate
Rebate
1 programs
- SREC
SREC
1 programs
What this shows Among Maryland's 4 tracked incentive types, 1 are rebates like this one -- a direct payment rather than a tax reduction, stacking with the state's other program types.
How this rebate layers inside Maryland's deep stack
The MD Residential Clean Energy Rebate pays out as a direct rebate rather than a tax credit, one of Maryland's solar incentive programs tracked in DSIRE. Eligibility is scoped to residential customers, with a stated benefit of Up to $1,000. DSIRE lists no scheduled sunset, though enabling legislation and appropriations can still be revised year to year.
That baseline is slower than most states, which raises the stakes for every incentive on the table. Maryland averages 4.5 kWh/m²/day of usable sunlight and residential rates of 16¢/kWh, producing an estimated 7,884 kWh/year and $1,261 of annual utility offset on a typical 6 kW system costing $18,000. That baseline already implies a 14.3-year simple payback and a 25-year modeled net of roughly $13,525 before this incentive - every dollar this rebate delivers compresses that payback further.
Maryland bundles a deep incentive stack, so this program rarely stands alone. Maryland has 5 solar incentive programs indexed in DSIRE, including adjacent options like MD Solar Property Tax Exemption, MD Net Metering, Maryland SREC Program. The state's net-metering policy is classified as full, which governs how excess generation is credited and often decides whether a given program is worth claiming for a specific household.
Other Maryland incentives
Frequently asked questions
Where does the MD Residential Clean Energy Rebate sit in Maryland's deep program stack?
How does this rebate work beside Maryland's other programs?
Who qualifies, and what does a late in-state directory place mean?
How does this incentive affect solar ROI in Maryland?
Which other Maryland programs stack with this one?
Incentive data from the DSIRE (Database of State Incentives for Renewables & Efficiency); state solar economics from NREL and the U.S. EIA. See our methodology · Maryland solar data · ROI calculator · All incentives.