Solar Quotes in Baltimore, MD
If BGE is your utility
- BGE net metering customers choose between Annual Pay Out (a check each year for excess generation accumulated before the end of the April billing cycle) and No Annual Pay Out (indefinite accrual). Customers default to Annual Pay Out; after choosing indefinite accrual you must wait 12 months to switch back. Source: https://www.bge.com/smart-energy/my-green-power-connection/solar-home-business/excess-renewable-generation-pay-out-options (accessed 2026-10-20)
- The Maryland PSC says that before 2024 annual payouts covered only generation costs, typically less than the full delivered cost; indefinite accrual lets credits be used later at full retail value. Source: https://psc.maryland.gov/wp-content/uploads/Net-Metering-Alert-to-Customers_03062024.pdf (accessed 2026-10-20)
- Maryland regulations (COMAR 20.50.10.05) value any net excess generation paid out at the generation or commodity portion of your rate, averaged over the 12 months ending just before the end of April. Source: https://regs.maryland.gov/us/md/exec/comar/20.50.10.05 (accessed 2026-10-20)
A note on the federal tax credit
The federal residential clean energy credit (25D) doesn't apply to expenditures made after December 31, 2025. The IRS treats an expenditure as made when installation is completed. Source: https://www.irs.gov/newsroom/faqs-for-modification-of-sections-25c-25d-25e-30c-30d-45l-45w-and-179d-under-public-law-119-21-139-stat-72-july-4-2025-commonly-known-as-the-one-big-beautiful-bill-obbb (accessed 2026-10-20). This page isn't tax advice.
Questions to ask
- Which BGE payout option does your estimate assume?
- How is my system sized relative to my annual usage?
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