On Thursday, September 9, 2021, Standard Solar hosted U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen, U.S. Senator Ben Cardin, Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) Executive Director Abigail Ross Hopper, local government representatives and other dignitaries for a tour of Maryland’s newest community solar array. Located in Union Bridge, MD, the Shepherd’s Mill …Learn more
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The Maryland Energy Administration (MEA) is proud to offer two complementary programs for Fiscal Year 2022 (FY22) that will support efforts by organizations working at the local level to access clean energy sources while reducing energy costs experienced by Marylanders with limited income. The Low-to-Moderate Income Energy Efficiency Grant Program …Learn more
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Maryland residents can realize huge savings by capitalizing on energy programs that increase energy efficiency and promote improved quality of living. Established in 2010, the Low-to-Moderate Income Grant (LMI) encourages innovative ideas directed at helping communities, neighborhoods, or entire buildings make energy efficient upgrades. Projects are geographically located in all …Learn more
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Yielding a 25% Reduction in Energy Costs for 20 Years By David Comis, Energy Program Manager There is now a new option for the low and moderate income (LMI) renters to receive the benefits from solar energy through an initiative called “community solar”. Under the Community Solar Pilot Program (a …Learn more
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Strategic Energy Investment Fund Aids 1,200 Low-to-Moderate Income Homes Baltimore, MD – Today the Maryland Energy Administration (MEA) announced $6.5 million in grant funding for fiscal year (FY) 2021 Low-to-Moderate Income Energy Efficiency (LMI) grant. Local governments and nonprofits apply for funding to complete energy efficiency projects specifically designed to …Learn more
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The Low-to-Moderate Income Energy Efficiency grant encourages innovative ideas to help vulnerable residents leverage cost-saving energy efficiency projects. Nonprofit organizations and local governments submit energy efficiency projects on behalf of citizens. Funding for this grant is made possible by the Strategic Energy Investment Fund. This grant received a Social Equity …Learn more
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In 2020, nearly $20 million dollars from the Strategic Energy Investment Fund (SEIF) went to help 84,079 Maryland households in need pay their electricity bills. Energy bill assistance programs for low-income Marylanders are partially funded by the SEIF and run by the Office of Home Energy Programs (OHEP) within the …Learn more
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By David Comis, Senior Energy Program Manager This is part five 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 Maryland …Learn more
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Jahmai Sharp-Moore | 443-694-3651 Baltimore, MD – The Maryland Energy Administration (MEA) is proud to launch the Fiscal Year 2021 Low-to-Moderate Income Energy Efficiency grant with $6.5 million in available funding. This grant supports local governments and nonprofits by funding energy efficiency projects specifically designed to serve …Learn more
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Jahmai Sharp-Moore | 443-694-3651 Baltimore, MD – Today Governor Larry Hogan announced awards for the FY2017 Clean Energy Communities Low-to-Moderate Income grant program. The program assists local governments and not-for-profit organizations to fund energy efficiency projects that are specifically designed to benefit low to moderate income Marylanders. …Learn more
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2015 Clean Energy Communities Low-to-Moderate Income Grant Program For many Baltimore families, the home evaluations begin by word of mouth from friends and family. The Green & Healthy Homes Initiative (GHHI), formerly the Coalition to End Childhood Lead Poisoning, has been helping the city’s residents get help for sick children …Learn more
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2015 Clean Energy Communities Low-to-Moderate Income Grant Program With most of its residents earning no more than 30% of the area’s median income, tenants in Annapolis’s Harbour House Apartments can ill-afford the high utility bills that are a by-product of a leaky, inefficient building. Lowering their energy usage through building …Learn more
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2015 Clean Energy Communities Low-to-Moderate Income Grant Program Civic Works a non-profit working to strengthen Baltimore’s neighborhoods leveraged funding from the MEA’s FY15 Low-to-Moderate Income Grant Program to reach residents not served by other government and utility energy efficiency programs. This focused effort on filling service gaps has resulted in …Learn more
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