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Maryland Energy Administration Opens New Application Window for OPEN Energy Program

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Tim Zink | 443-758-7344 Agency underscores potential economic, job growth benefits of unique program that enables highly innovative energy projects  BALTIMORE – The Maryland Energy Administration (MEA) today announced the annual launch of its OPEN Energy Program, which provides opportunities to submit applications for innovative energy projects  …Learn more

Maryland Energy Administration Announces $1.2 million in Awards for FY23 Offshore Wind Supply Chain Development Grants

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Jahmai Sharp-Moore | 443-694-3651 Baltimore, MD  – The Maryland Energy Administration (MEA) announces $1.2 million in grant awards to three businesses and training centers under the Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 Maryland Offshore Wind Workforce Training Grant Program. The purpose of the programs is to establish an offshore wind supply  …Learn more

Maryland Energy Administration Extends Application Deadline for AOI 3: Resiliency Hubs of FY23 Resilient Maryland Program

Baltimore, MD – The Maryland Energy Administration (MEA) is now accepting applications for the reopened Area of Interest (AOI) 3: Resiliency Hubs of its FY23 Resilient Maryland Program. As the impacts of climate change continue to worsen, communities will continue to feel the negative effects at an increasing pace. This  …Learn more

Maryland Energy Administration Awards Over $6M to Schools and Medical Facilities through the Energy Infrastructure Program

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Jahmai Sharp-Moore | 443-694-3651 Baltimore, MD– The Maryland Energy Administration (MEA) is pleased to announce seven grant awards under the Fiscal Year 2023 (FY23) Maryland Energy Infrastructure Program (MEIP). The seven awards total $9.25 million in funding to help advance the state’s goals of providing clean and affordable  …Learn more

Food as Fuel: Maryland Energy Administration Tours Bioenergy Devco Renewable Energy Plant in Jessup

Jessup, MD – Clean energy innovation has planted its roots in southeastern Howard County.  The Maryland Energy Administration (MEA) toured the newly-constructed Bioenergy Devco food and organic waste processing plant on Thursday, November 17, in Jessup. Now operational, this facility creates renewable energy from food and other organic wastes that  …Learn more

Maryland Energy Administration Receives Prestigious 2022 Ventus Award for Offshore Wind Supply Chain Advancement

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Jahmai Sharp-Moore | 443-694-3651 Baltimore, MD – On November 17, 2022, the Maryland Energy Administration’s (MEA) Offshore Wind Program team received the 2022 Ventus Award by the Business Network for Offshore Wind (the Business Network). The Supply Chain Advancement award recognizes a company or public sector entity that  …Learn more

Maryland Energy Administration Accelerates the Upgrade of Outdoor Lighting to Clean and Efficient LED Technology

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Jahmai Sharp-Moore | 443-694-3651 Baltimore, MD — The Maryland Energy Administration (MEA) announced the second year of the Fiscal Year 2023 (FY23) Streetlight and Outdoor Lighting Efficiency (SOLE) grant program. With the focus on the installation of light-emitting diode (LED) fixtures on existing, outdoor, pole-mounted, user-owned lighting fixtures, the SOLE  …Learn more

Nearly $3 Million Available for Microgrid and Resiliency Hub Development and Construction

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Jahmai Sharp-Moore | 443-694-3651 Baltimore, MD – The Maryland Energy Administration (MEA) is pleased to announce that the Fiscal Year 2023 (FY23) Resilient Maryland Program is now accepting applications. This comprehensive program provides preconstruction analysis and capital installation funds for the development and construction of microgrids, resilient facility  …Learn more

MEA Announces $9.25 Million for Cleaner, Resilient Energy Program

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Jahmai Sharp-Moore | 443-694-3651 Baltimore, MD – The Maryland Energy Administration (MEA) is pleased to announce the return of its Maryland Energy Infrastructure Program (MEIP) for Fiscal Year 2023 (FY23). The program is designed to promote economic vitality, job creation, and emissions reductions by expanding natural gas infrastructure  …Learn more

MEA’s Commercial, Industrial & Agricultural FY23 Grant Program Now Accepting Applications

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Jahmai Sharp-Moore | 443-694-3651 Baltimore, MD – The Maryland Energy Administration (MEA) today announced the launch of the Commercial, Industrial & Agricultural (CI&A) Grant Program for Fiscal Year 2023 (FY23).  MEA is offering the CI&A 2023 Grant Program to Maryland commercial, industrial, nonprofits, and farms and other agricultural  …Learn more

Maryland Energy Administration Offers Initiatives to Ensure Cleaner, More Cost-Efficient Public School Facilities

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Jahmai Sharp-Moore | 443-694-3651 Baltimore, MD- The Maryland Energy Administration (MEA) is pleased to announce the Fiscal Year 2023 (FY23) renewal of its Decarbonizing Public Schools Program. The program offers grant funding to school districts to expand their capacities for managing energy data, reduce operating costs, and incorporate energy  …Learn more

Residential Electricity Costs in Maryland

The residential cost of electricity in Maryland and how it may affect the cost savings for a solar installation has become a common question raised.  Let’s take a look at the average cost of electricity in Maryland during the period 1990 to 2020 (a period of 30 years). As you  …Learn more

MEA Now Accepting Applications for Maryland Smart Energy Communities Grant Program: Program Open to Towns, Cities, Municipalities or Counties

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Jahmai Sharp-Moore | 443-694-3651 Baltimore, MD-The Maryland Energy Administration (MEA) today announced that applications will be accepted for the Fiscal Year 2023 (FY23) Maryland Smart Energy Communities Program (MSEC) beginning September 26, 2022, the start of Clean Energy Week. Now in its 11th year, the MSEC program is  …Learn more

MEA Launches Low-to-Moderate Income Energy Efficiency Grant Program: $16.5 Million Available to Local Governments and Community Nonprofits

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Jahmai Sharp-Moore | 443-694-3651 Baltimore, MD-The Maryland Energy Administration (MEA) is pleased to announce the Fiscal Year 2023 (FY23) Low-to-Moderate Income Energy Efficiency Grant Program (LMI Program). Available to nonprofit organizations and local governments – on a competitive basis – this program is designed to provide cost-effective energy  …Learn more

MEA Announces Innovative and Novel Efforts Under the OPEN Energy Program

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Jahmai Sharp-Moore | 443-694-3651 Baltimore, MD – The Maryland Energy Administration (MEA) today announced the start of its Fiscal Year 2023 OPEN Energy Program. Earlier this year, MEA launched the OPEN Energy Program to provide an opportunity to receive and award proposals for energy projects and initiatives outside  …Learn more

MEA Announces Low Income Solar Grant Program

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Jahmai Sharp-Moore | 443-694-3651 Baltimore, MD–The Maryland Energy Administration (MEA) is pleased to announce that applications are now being accepted for the Fiscal Year 2023 (FY23) Low Income Solar Grant Program. Through the program, MEA will support the design and installation of solar energy systems for a limited  …Learn more

MEA Announces Maryland Offshore Wind Workforce Training Grant Program

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Jahmai Sharp-Moore | 443-694-3651 Baltimore, MD-The Maryland Energy Administration (MEA) made an additional announcement detailing $800,000 of available funding for the Fiscal Year 2023 (FY23) Maryland Offshore Wind Workforce Training Grant Program, a competitive grant program that assists new or existing workforce training centers entering the offshore wind  …Learn more

Geothermal Working Group Update

The next Geothermal Working Group meeting will be this Friday September 2nd at 11am. Past meeting information can be found here. The link to the upcoming meeting is here.

Existing Maryland Energy Administration Program Now Open to Farmers Offering $700,000 to Governments and Businesses

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Jahmai Sharp-Moore | 443-694-3651 Baltimore, MD – The Maryland Energy Administration (MEA) today announced the opening of the Fiscal Year 23 (FY23) Solar Canopy and Dual Use Technology Grant Program. This program provides funding to businesses, nonprofit organizations, educational institutions, state agencies, and local governments. For the first  …Learn more

Public Facility Solar Grants Available to State, County and Local Government Agencies: Maryland Energy Administration Offering $700,000 to Install Solar in Existing Infrastructure

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Jahmai Sharp-Moore | 443-694-3651 Baltimore, MD – The Maryland Energy Administration (MEA) announced today the opening of the Fiscal Year 23 (FY23) Public Facility Solar Grant Program. This program provides funding to state, county, and local government entities (including public universities, community colleges or public schools) to install rooftop  …Learn more

Solar Technical Assistance Grants Available to State and Local Governments: Maryland Energy Administration Partners with Maryland Environmental Service to Distribute $400,000

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Jahmai Sharp-Moore | 443-694-3651 Baltimore, MD – The Maryland Energy Administration (MEA) is pleased to announce the opening of the Solar Technical Assistance Program. This program provides technical assistance to state and local government agencies to evaluate the potential for, and to site, solar arrays on or around  …Learn more

Maryland Energy Administration Announces $1.4 Million in Awards for Innovative and Novel Efforts Under the OPEN Energy Program

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Jahmai Sharp-Moore | 443-694-3651 Baltimore, MD – The Maryland Energy Administration (MEA) is proud to announce that four awardees have been selected for its Fiscal Year 2022 (FY22) OPEN Energy Program. The four awards total $1.4 million in funding to help advance the State’s energy goals in innovative  …Learn more

Maryland Energy Administration Awards Frostburg State University $750,000 to Develop Microgrid: Students, Staff, and the Broader Community to Benefit During Emergency Situations

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Jahmai Sharp-Moore | 443-694-3651 Frostburg, MD – Today the Maryland Energy Administration (MEA) announces a key step forward in bolstering Maryland’s resilience to energy disruptions. Frostburg State University (FSU), located in Allegany County, has been awarded a $750,000 grant from MEA’s Fiscal Year 22 (FY22) Resilient Maryland Capital  …Learn more

$1.7 Million in Loans Available to Maryland Building Owners for Energy Efficiency Investments

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Jahmai Sharp-Moore | 443-694-3651 Baltimore, MD – The Maryland Energy Administration (MEA) is pleased to announce the Fiscal Year 23 (FY23) Jane E. Lawton Conservation Loan Fund to finance energy efficiency improvements in buildings. Eligible recipients are building owners of commercial, institutional, industrial, government, and educational facilities located  …Learn more

MEA Awards Nearly $700,000 to Stimulate Energy Efficiency in Seven Maryland School Districts

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Jahmai Sharp-Moore | 443-694-3651 Baltimore, MD – The Maryland Energy Administration (MEA) is pleased to announce grant awards for seven Maryland public school districts, also known as local education agencies (LEAs), through its Fiscal Year 2022 (FY22) Decarbonizing Public Schools program. The grants will help finance school districts’  …Learn more

MEA Awards Over $1.6 million in Grants to Boost Street Lighting Energy Efficiency in 11 Maryland Communities and Public School Districts

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Jahmai Sharp-Moore | 443-694-3651 Baltimore, MD – The Maryland Energy Administration (MEA) is pleased to announce 11 grants, totaling over $1.6 million, awarded to local governments and school districts seeking to upgrade their streetlights and other pole mounted outdoor lighting fixtures under MEA’s Fiscal Year (FY) 22 Streetlight  …Learn more

Maryland 2021 Clean Energy Industry Report Finds Strong Energy Efficiency and Clean Energy Employment

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Jahmai Sharp-Moore | 443-694-3651 Baltimore, MD- The Maryland Energy Administration today announced the release of the Maryland Clean Energy Industry Report, prepared by BW Research and the National Association of State Energy Officials (NASEO) with financial support and guidance from the Maryland Energy Administration (MEA). This report represents  …Learn more

Maryland Energy Administration Announces $1.7 million in Awards for Fiscal Year 2022 Offshore Wind Supply Chain Development Grants

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Jahmai Sharp-Moore | 443-694-3651 The Maryland Energy Administration (MEA) announces $1.7 million in grant awards to six businesses and training centers under the Fiscal Year (FY) 22 Maryland Offshore Wind Capital Expenditure Grant Program and the Maryland Offshore Wind Workforce Training Grant Program. The purpose of the programs  …Learn more

Maryland Energy Administration Grant Helps Giant Food Deploy Electric Delivery Vehicles

Reposted from PR Newswire website via Giant Food 06.09.2022 LANDOVER, Md., June 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Giant Food, the leading greater Washington, D.C. regional grocery chain, announces today the deployment of two brand new, fully electric Giant Delivers vehicles. The electric step-van vehicles join Giant’s fleet of 128 vehicles based in Hanover, Md. making daily deliveries to  …Learn more

Maryland Energy Administration Announces Awards for Fiscal Year 2022 Low-to-Moderate Income Program

Baltimore, MD – The Maryland Energy Administration (MEA) announces awards for the Fiscal Year 2022 (FY22) Clean Energy Communities Low-to-Moderate Income (LMI) Grant program. This program lowers energy bills through reduced energy usage and positively contributes to the achievement of climate and energy goals. Its original budget of $6.5 million  …Learn more

MEA Awards $1.5 Million to Four Organizations Through Low Income Solar Grant Program

Baltimore, MD-The Maryland Energy Administration (MEA) announces $1.5 Million in awards to build new solar on low income Marylanders primary residence. Funding for this project is made possible through MEA’s Low Income Solar Grant Program, which is funded by the Strategic Energy Investment Fund. “Through this program, MEA continues to  …Learn more

Maryland Launches Tax Year 2022 Energy Storage Income Tax Credit

The Maryland Energy Administration (MEA) has opened the application period for the Tax Year 2022 (TY 2022) Maryland Energy Storage Income Tax Credit Program. This program is designed to encourage the deployment of energy storage systems in Maryland. In Tax Year 2021, MEA issued 164 residential and commercial tax credits certificates  …Learn more

MEA Announces FY22 Low Income Solar Grant Program Reopens for Round 2

The Maryland Energy Administration (MEA) is pleased to announce the reopening of the FY22 Low Income (LI) Solar Grant Program. The pilot program  will support the design and installation of photovoltaic (PV) solar energy systems for a limited number of households that have received an energy audit and significant energy  …Learn more

MEA Announces $7.5 Million for Cleaner, Resilient Energy

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: Jahmai Sharp-Moore | 443-694-3651 Baltimore, MD – The Maryland Energy Administration (MEA) is pleased to announce $7.5 million in Maryland Energy Infrastructure Program (MEIP) awards. These awards promote the development of energy infrastructure, and the conversion of existing infrastructure to options that utilize cleaner, more environmentally friendly, and less  …Learn more

$750,000 Awarded to Two Organizations Through Maryland Resiliency Hub Grant Program

Baltimore, MD —Today the Maryland Energy Administration (MEA) is announcing $750,000 in awards to build new solar plus energy storage resiliency hubs, one in Baltimore City and the other in Prince George’s County. Each of these resiliency hub projects will be able to isolate from the grid when it’s down and  …Learn more

MEA Announces FY22 Resilient Maryland Award Winners, Opens Second Round of Planning Funds

Baltimore, MD – Today the Maryland Energy Administration (MEA) is pleased to announce nearly half a million dollars in awards issued from its FY22 Resilient Maryland preconstruction planning program, and that it is reopening the FY22 program for a second round of funding with applications due by 5:00 P.M. EDT  …Learn more

Maryland Energy Administration Announces New Funding for Microgrids and Resiliency Hubs

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: Jahmai Sharp-Moore | 443-694-3651 Baltimore, MD – The Maryland Energy Administration (MEA) today announced new funding for microgrids, resilient facility power systems, resiliency hubs, and other distributed energy resource (DER) systems that bring affordable, reliable and sustainable energy to Maryland communities and organizations sensitive to power disruption.  In fall  …Learn more

Town of Berlin taking great strides toward a more sustainable community

On Thursday September 16, 2021, the Maryland Energy Administration (MEA) was invited to celebrate the Town of Berlin’s new solar PV installation. Pictured above are Town of Berlin Mayor Zack Tyndall, Electric Utility Director Tim Lawrence and other Town of Berlin staff; representatives from MEA including Chief of Staff Chris  …Learn more

Climate Change and the benefits of Nuclear Energy

By Carl Laverghetta, Senior Energy Advisor  It is “technologically” possible to achieve a zero-carbon electrical grid without nuclear power, but there is a distinct difference between “technologically possible” and “practically feasible” along with the most cost effective means. The elimination of all nuclear power would seriously complicate efforts to decarbonize  …Learn more

New Cycle of Maryland Energy Storage Income Tax Credit Now Open

by Sam Beirne, Energy Program Manager The Maryland Energy Administration (MEA) has opened the application period for the Tax Year 2021 (TY 2021) Maryland Energy Storage Income Tax Credit Program. This program is designed to encourage the deployment of energy storage systems in Maryland. In Tax Year 2020, MEA issued 121  …Learn more

Maryland’s Decade of Energy Efficiency – Nationally Ranked Top 10 State Since 2011

Maryland moved up on the scorecard again in 2020 to #6   For the 10th consecutive year in a row, Maryland is ranked in the Top 10 for national energy efficiency. The 50-state scorecard, plus the District of Columbia, from the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE) began their  …Learn more

Maryland Women in Energy – A Rising Solar Energy Star Expanding Clean Energy in Maryland

Governor Larry Hogan proclaimed 2020 As ‘Year Of The Woman’ in Maryland and the Maryland Energy Administration (MEA) has been highlighting Maryland women in energy.  Abigail (Abbi) Antonini (Peryea)​ is an Energy Program Manager at MEA focusing on our clean energy programs. She is a graduate of State University of  …Learn more

2021 Strategic Energy Investment Advisory Board Meeting Announcement

The first Strategic Energy Investment Advisory Board Meeting of 2021 will be held online, via MS Teams on Wednesday, January 6, 2021 2pm EST. A tentative schedule is posted below, times are approximate.  Click here  to join the meeting or call in at + +1 240-800-7940 Conference ID: 921 108  …Learn more

Community Solar – Is it a scam? What are the traps?

By David Comis, Senior Energy Program Manager This is part three of a 7 part series on community solar. Please note, the comments in this blog are the personal opinions of the author and do not represent the views of the Maryland Energy Administration or the State of Maryland.  The  …Learn more

Consumer Alert: Important Information on Retail Energy Suppliers

The post below is from a notice shared by Maryland Attorney General. The Maryland Energy Administration posted guidance on how to thoroughly research an energy supplier last April. Consumer Alert: Important Information on Retail Energy Suppliers Maryland law gives consumers the right to choose a third-party energy supplier and give  …Learn more

Community Solar – Subscribing to Clean Energy

By David Comis, Senior Energy Program Manager This is part two of a 7 part series on community solar. Please note, the comments in this blog are the personal opinions of the author and do not represent the views of the Maryland Energy Administration or the State of Maryland.  Community  …Learn more

Maryland Energy Administration Announces $2.8 Million for Offshore Wind Supply Chain Development Grants

By Chidinma Emenike, Energy Specialist Maryland is committed to supporting local businesses involved in the expansion of clean, renewable wind energy which will bring new economic growth and career opportunities to residents. Maryland, along with seven other coastal  states have committed to procuring nearly 30,000 megawatts (MW) from wind energy.  …Learn more

Nissan and Constellation Energy Partner to Give $10,000 Off a New Nissan LEAF

Through Constellation’s EZ-EV program, new and existing Constellation electric supply customers can receive a $10,000 discount on the purchase of a new 2016 or 2017 Nissan LEAF.  This promotion has just been extended through JUNE 2017.   For more details click here. Click link below to download flyler Nissan Constellation EZEV Customer  …Learn more

Maryland Energy Administration Announces New Commercial Wood Boiler Grant Program

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Jahmai Sharp-Moore | 443-694-3651 Baltimore, MD – In support of Maryland’s ongoing efforts to enable sustainable energy development, the Maryland Energy Administration (MEA) is announcing the Commercial Wood Boiler program, a new initiative designed to further encourage the use of woody biomass as a thermal and/or energy  …Learn more

Maryland Energy Administration Announces New Public Compressed Natural Gas Fueling Station in Aberdeen

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Jahmai Sharp-Moore | 443-694-3651 Baltimore, MD – A new, clean fuel option is now available to Maryland residents in Harford County with the addition of a Love’s Trillium Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) fueling station in Aberdeen, MD.  Maryland Energy Administration provided $500K funding to assist station construction.  …Learn more

Fall into energy savings with tips from the Maryland Energy Administration

October is Energy Awareness Month Baltimore, MD (Oct. 4, 2016) –This October, as part of national Energy Awareness Month, the Maryland Energy Administration encourages its residents  to learn how they can reduce their energy use and, in turn, lower their monthly bills. “We are an important resource to all Maryland citizens, providing  …Learn more

MEA helps Homes for America lower energy bills for low-income renters

Homes for America, a housing nonprofit, received a $295,000 grant from the Maryland Energy Administration (MEA), which was funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. The grant reduced the costs of massive energy efficiency upgrades to the organization’s Concord Apartments, saving residents hundreds of dollars on electricity bills each  …Learn more

MEA Grants Help Clean Energy Communities and visionary artists

For Baltimore’s American Visionary Art Museum, replacing the HVAC chiller to the 15-year-old exhibition building was a critical fix. Besides cooling its more than 100,000 annual visitors, the museum is responsible for the preservation of a vast collection of visionary art. Katie Adams, the museum’s Director of Development, identifies the  …Learn more

MEA Enhances the Energy Efficiency Benefits of a Montgomery County Renovation

Before renovations began in November of 2009 (left), the then 71-year-old Frances Ballard had lived at the same address on Takoma Park’s Flower Ave. for more than 30 years. Now, she says, she hardly recognizes the place. The Gilbert Highlands housing community, Ballard’s long-time home, has undergone a complete makeover.  …Learn more

MEA Funds Energy Efficiency Upgrades at St. Mary’s County Senior Living Community

Using a $50,000 grant from the Maryland Energy Administration (MEA), residents of the Cedar Lane Senior Living Community in Leonardtown now save money on energy bills while enjoying a comfortable indoor climate regardless of weather. The grant, issued to St. Mary’s County as part of the MEA’s EmPOWERing Clean Energy  …Learn more

Small town reduces energy consumption, helps Maryland

Though Galestown’s population is right around 100 people, the town has taken big strides toward energy efficiency. To reach the Maryland goal of reducing energy consumption 15 percent by 2015 though, every Maryland county, municipality and resident needs to contribute. Through the Department of Energy (DOE) Energy Efficiency and Conservation  …Learn more

Through efficiency upgrades, a University Park family increases its comfort level

With help from the Maryland Energy Administration (MEA), Roberta and Scott Kisker improved the energy efficiency of their home and increased its comfort level for their family. Through the MEA’s Home Performance Rebate Program, the University Park family received a rebate of $1,550, which reduced the cost of their $4,244  …Learn more

Caroline County Habitat Pairs MEA Grant Funds with Volunteer Work

Thanks to the 2010 Clean Energy Communities Low-to-Moderate Income Grant Program, the comfort of six Caroline County households has been increased while the energy bills for those households has been decreased. Using a $50,000 grant from the Maryland Energy Administration (MEA), Caroline County Habitat for Humanity completed six energy efficiency  …Learn more

MEA Grants for Garrett County Community

Using a $50,000 grant from the Maryland Energy Administration (MEA), residents of Liberty Mews, a 36-unit lease purchase housing development in Oakland, will save money on utility bills while enjoying new energy efficient appliances. The grant, issued to Garrett County as part of the MEA’s Clean Energy Communities Low-to-Moderate Income  …Learn more

Windswept Grant Eases Greenhouse Gas Emissions on the Eastern Shore

Seeking a less carbon-intensive way to power his Worcester County home, Michael Jenkins researched renewable energy options. He realized he had a great resource at his Stockton property: Wind. Pittsville-based Communications & Energy Services, an Eastern Shore energy system installer, provided Jenkins with an estimate for a Skystream wind turbine  …Learn more

Bladensburg reduces energy use to saves money

Bladensburg‘s visitor center and its police department are now more energy efficient and comfortable. Thanks to the Maryland Energy Administration (MEA) and theDepartment of Energy’s (DOE) Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant (EECBG) program, both visitors and staff of those buildings are helping Maryland reach the Maryland goal of reducing  …Learn more

MEA helps synagogue become one of the first solar congregations in Maryland

The Adat Shalom synagogue in Bethesda, Maryland has always been the center of an ecologically-minded congregation. The community there posts on its Repairing the Earth Blog, works with Greater Washington Interfaith Power and Light, and has received the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency‘s Congregation Award for excellence in energy efficiency.

Efficiency upgrades for mid-shore retiree provide safeguards for the future

“I have no doubt we did the right thing” said John P. Davis. Davis, who retired in Talbot County, had just finished improving the insulation in his crawl space, attic, and walls with the support of a $2,800 grant from the Maryland Energy Administration (MEA). For him, the investment was  …Learn more

Baltimore County resident harnesses sunlight to save on home energy costs

J. F. Mergen accomplished the unthinkable: He doubled the square footage of his Baltimore County home, stabilized his energy bills, reduced his family’s carbon footprint, and saved money without sacrificing the Mergen’s quality of life. With the support of two grants from the Maryland Energy Administration (MEA) totaling $5,400, Mergen  …Learn more

Morningside Park upgrades preserve affordable housing in Howard County

Thanks to a 2011 EmPOWERING Clean Energy Communitiesgrant from the Maryland Energy Administration (MEA), residents at Morningside Park are more comfortable. The 60 unit senior community in Howard County received energy efficiency upgrades using funds acquired from an MEA grant to the Howard County Housing Commission (HCHC). As part of  …Learn more

MEA helps Homes for America lower energy bills for low-income renters

Homes for America, a housing nonprofit, received a $295,000 grant from the Maryland Energy Administration (MEA), which was funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. The grant reduced the costs of massive energy efficiency upgrades to the organization’s Concord Apartments, saving residents hundreds of dollars on electricity bills each  …Learn more

Wind turbine system transforms country home into “green” dream house

Skeptics of clean energy’s impact should consider Henry and Nancy Maier, the Allegany County couple who converted a charming, three-story farmhouse into their very own “green” paradise. The couple’s fully operational wind turbine system generates enough energy to power their 2,500 square foot residence with energy to spare.

Electric Vehicle Charging Station Startup Powers Maryland then Goes National

In just a few short years, a Maryland-based startup has surged onto the national electric vehicle (EV) scene. SemaConnect, founded by Annapolis-based entrepreneur Mahi Reddy, began designing and building charging stations for electric cars in 2009. Though the technology is highly sophisticated (it incorporates wide area networking, dynamic mesh networking,  …Learn more

Energy Efficiency Keeps Carroll County Non-Profit Growing

When Barbara Norman, General Manager of the Westminster Riding Club (WRC) realized she’d have to replace the WRC’s aging HVAC system, the prohibitively high costs sent her reeling. “I knew the time was coming for a new system but replacing the coil alone was going to cost $9,000,” Norman recalled.   …Learn more

Baltimore office building earns “High Performance Building Award”

After installing $1 million worth of energy efficiency upgrades, Seiberlich Traneacknowledged the One North Charles high-rise in downtown Baltimore with a “High Performance Building Award.” The aging office building had been in need of improvements for some time, and the Maryland Energy Administration (MEA) helped make the project possible by  …Learn more

MEA Provides Energy Upgrades for Residents of Prince George’s County

United Communities Against Poverty (UCAP) is the official Community Action Agency for Prince George’s County. The agency is dedicated to providing assistance for individuals and families whose quality of life has been negatively impacted by poverty, unemployment, homelessness, crime, and inadequate public health services.

Highlandtown Healthy Living Center Promotes a Healthier Environment

Kecia Wherry believes environment influences health. As Vice President of Business Development and Community Relations at Baltimore Medical System (BMS), she identifies the Highlandtown Healthy Living Center as a facility born from a strict adherence to this belief.

Vietnam Veteran Improves Comfort and Saves Money through Efficiency Upgrades

  Before making energy efficiency upgrades to his home, the only ways David Hale and his teenaged daughter could escape the heat were to duck into air-conditioned stores or to go swimming. During June, July, and August, they virtually never stopped sweating in their doublewide manufactured home in Deep Run  …Learn more

More Than a Million Dollars Saved, Thanks to Energy Efficiency Projects by Civic Works

  Since 2009, nearly 2,000 households received energy efficiency upgrade services from Civic Works, an urban service corps dedicated to strengthening communities in and around Baltimore. The non-profit used EmPOWER Clean Energy Communities grant funding to help finance the projects. Estimates suggest that these energy and cost-saving projects are likely  …Learn more

Landover Hills Homeowner Saves $352 in Annual Energy Costs

  Thanks in part to a grant issued by the Maryland Energy Administration (MEA), Dottie Fratturelli was able to upgrade the insulation in her attic, improve the air sealing around her house, install CFLs, and replace her old refrigerator with a more energy efficient model. Not only was she grateful  …Learn more

ARTSCAPE 2014 HIGHLIGHTS!

MEA thought long and hard about its sponsorship of Artscape 2014. Ultimately, we decided that it would be an unparalleled opportunity to connect our mission– to promote clean, reliable, clean energy . . .–to hundreds of thousands of Marylanders whose needs could be met by our programs for residential, commercial,  …Learn more

JUST HOW MUCH SOLAR DOES MARYLAND HAVE, ANYWAY?

Here at MEA we often get asked questions that are deceptively straight forward. Questions that upon first glance seem easy to answer. One such question is about how much solar is installed in Maryland. The answer to this requires a bit of a calculus. The policy and analysis work my  …Learn more

MEA GRANTS ARE SAVING LIVES AND ENERGY!

As recounted to Tamara Toles O’Laughlin by Dean Fisher Last week went along as any other does in MEA’s Low-to-Moderate Income (LMI) Grant Program replete with Summertime site visits to grantees, and phone calls with auditors on any number of matters. As such, It might have been just one more  …Learn more

Wood Stove Grants Bolster Business and Improve Energy Savings on the Lower Shore

A similar wood stove improved energy savings and home comfort for Eden resident Stephen Payne had a new Quadra Fire pellet stove installed in his home this month thanks in part to a grant from the Maryland Energy Administration’s Clean Burning Wood Stove Grant Program.

A Greener Future Ahead for Edmonston

Through MEA’s new Smart Energy Communities Program and a previous USEPA grant, the small town of Edmonston, Maryland proudly continues to make tremendous strides towards a sustainable future. In 2009, work began to transform Edmonston’s main residential street, Decatur Street, into a one of the greenest streets in the region.

Prince George’s County Community Harnesses the Power of the Sun

MEA Director, Abigail Ross Hopper stands on the roof of University Park Elementary School with her daughter. Director Hopper is an alumna of the school and spoke at the solar array dedication on October 19, 2013.

Maryland Farms Sprout into Energy Savings

Thanks to the Kathleen A.P. Mathias Agriculture Energy Efficiency Program, 17 Maryland farms are contributing their part to save energy and decrease their energy bills. From Hunting Creek Fisheries in Frederick County, to Hillcrest Nursery in Carroll County, all the way to Harborview Farms in Kent County, Maryland agricultural producers  …Learn more

Making Homeownership Affordable and Green on the Eastern Shore

Habitat for Humanity Choptank turns funds from the Maryland Energy Administration’s EmPOWER Clean Energy Communities Low-to-Moderate Income Grant Program into affordable, energy efficient home ownership opportunities on Maryland’s Eastern Shore.

HOW NOW BROWN COW?

The Maryland Energy Administration’s 2014 Mathias Agriculture Energy Efficiency Program grant to South Mountain Creamery is helping the farm meet its goal of being “totally green by 2015.” They are on track to reaching their goal in a cost effective and environmentally friendly way! The farm implemented several energy efficiency  …Learn more