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
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
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
Baltimore, MD – The Maryland Energy Administration (MEA) is pleased to announce that three awardees have been selected from the second round of its FY22 Resilient Maryland Planning Program, a national recognized program recently receiving a 2022 State Leadership in Clean Energy (SLICE) Award by the Clean Energy States Alliance …Learn more
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
Baltimore, MD — The Maryland Energy Administration (MEA) today announced 16 projects were awarded a total of $960,578 for the Fiscal Year 2022 (FY22) Public Facility Solar Grant Program. Funding for these projects supports the installation of solar arrays on existing infrastructure, such as parking lots or rooftops, for public institutions. …Learn more
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: Jahmai Sharp-Moore | 443-694-3651 Baltimore, MD — The Maryland Energy Administration (MEA) is pleased to announce the launch of the Decarbonizing Public Schools Pilot Program. This program will serve to expand the capacity of local education agencies (LEA) for managing energy data, reducing operating costs, and for inserting energy …Learn more
A holiday gift arrived early for Maryland taxpayers on December 23, 2021. That date saw the Maryland Energy Administration join the Maryland Department of General Services to welcome staff and incoming visitors to enjoy a new lighting efficiency upgrade at the Tawes Building in Annapolis. But what began as a …Learn more
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: Jahmai Sharp-Moore | 443-694-3651 Baltimore, MD‐The Maryland Energy Administration (MEA) announces the return of its two offshore wind grant programs for Fiscal Year 2022 (FY22), the Maryland Offshore Wind Capital Expenditure Grant Program and the Maryland Offshore Wind Workforce Training Grant Program. These programs are designed to establish …Learn more
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
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
By Carl Laverghetta, Senior Energy Advisor According to the Rocky Mountain Institute data collected in 2019, 72% of global net additions of generating capacity came from renewable energy. The ‘Institute’ has produced an informative report entitled, Reimagining Grid Resilience. The overall thrust of the report is that variable renewable energy …Learn more
Frostburg State University is planning a resilient energy future for their campus that will control energy costs, avoid power outages and train the next wave of renewable energy professionals. Read more below:
Governor Larry Hogan and eight other Governors today issued a letter urging President Biden’s Administration to build on the significant momentum to prioritize offshore wind development in the United States, while focusing on the development of a long-term plan to support the offshore wind industry to help maximize its economic potential and provide significant local and national benefits.
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
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
Eight New Solar Parking Canopies; 35 Electric Vehicles Chargers Baltimore, MD —Today the Maryland Energy Administration (MEA) announced $1.6 million to build eight new solar parking canopies, with 35 new electric vehicle (EV) charging stations, that are expected to generate 4,520,000 kWh of clean, renewable energy annually; or enough energy to …Learn more
The Maryland Energy Administration (MEA) is launching a new blog series entitled, “Maryland Energy Data Points” to explore how energy initiatives are impacting the lives of Marylanders. Helping Maryland homeowners replace electric, non-natural gas fossil fuel heating systems or old wood stoves with efficient, approved wood and pellet stoves …Learn more
by Garry Aime, Program Manager The Maryland Energy Administration (MEA) announces a new Commercial Biomass Feasibility Study to gauge interest in wood energy systems at governmental, institutional, commercial, and industrial facilities (e.g., schools, hospitals, campuses, commercial buildings) in Maryland. This is a competitive grant with awards of up to $15,000 …Learn more
By David Comis, Senior Energy Program Manager This is part 6 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
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
Maryland Energy Programs Work for Your City, Town and County What is at the top of your municipality or county needs list now? The response from most will almost always be additional funding. The Maryland Energy Administration (MEA) hosts several programs that can provide support and funding for eligible energy-related …Learn more
Frederick County has just completed a multi-year effort, utilizing grant funds from the Maryland Energy Administration (MEA) via the Maryland Smart Energy Communities (MSEC) grant program, and bringing four fully-electric transit buses into service. Frederick County received a total of $248,500 from the MSEC program during the fiscal years 2016 …Learn more
Last week Maryland’s second and third net zero energy public schools opened in Baltimore, Graceland Park/O’Donnell Heights Elementary/Middle School and Holabird Academy. Both of these schools were designed and built to maximize energy efficiency and will produce as much energy as they use every year. The Maryland Energy Administration (MEA) …Learn more
By, Abigail Peryea, Energy Specialist Dog’s Day Farm, owned by Kelly and Matt Brown, is the first Maryland business to take advantage of both the Commercial Clean Energy Rebate Program to install a solar system and the Maryland Energy Storage Tax Credit Program to install a battery wall which will …Learn more
By Abigail Peryea, Energy Grant Administrator SREC may look like a typo to many people but for those in the energy industry, this acronym is a signal of cleaner and greener energy. Solar Renewable Energy Certificate or SREC are special incentives designed to encourage the adoption of solar energy. To …Learn more
by Kaymie Owen, CMP, Communications Manager Earlier this week, the Maryland Energy Administration joined BTS Biogas Srl/GmbH, and Maryland Environmental Service to commemorate BTS’s first U.S. food waste-to-energy plant. This public-private partnership will also result in up to a $40 million investment and bring new jobs to Howard County. The project will take food …Learn more
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Jahmai Sharp-Moore | 443-694-3651 Baltimore, MD – Today the Maryland Energy Administration announced that BTS Bioenergy will receive a $500,000-dollar Combined Heat and Power (CHP) grant to aide in the construction of a new bioenergy facility. BTS Bioenergy, headquarter in Italy, will build their first U.S. facility …Learn more
by Kaymie Owen, CMP, Communications Manager Our Maryland Energy Administration team visited Exelon Generation’s Fourmile Wind Energy Project in Garrett County, MD. The farm came online in January of 2015 and has 16 turbines. Exelon is America’s 12th largest wind producer, with 47 projects in 10 states and nearly 1,500 …Learn more
Tyler Anderson Butler, Esq. MEA Energy Policy Manager Maryland adopted the Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard (RPS) in 2004. The implementation of this program is accomplished through the creation, transfer, and retirement of renewable energy credits (RECs). A REC is a commodity that represents the renewable attributes associated with the production …Learn more
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