Solar in Baltimore, Maryland

The numbers

What Baltimore pays for power

Figures as published August 2026. Rates change on published schedules — check your own bill for the rate that applies to your account.

Where we work in Baltimore

Towns and ZIP codes we serve in Baltimore

Baltimore, Towson, Hunt Valley, Lutherville Timonium, Pikesville, Baldwin, Boring, Brooklandville, Butler, Chase, Cockeysville, Fork.

ZIP codes: 21013, 21020, 21022, 21023, 21027, 21030, 21031, 21051, 21052, 21053, 21057, 21065, 21071, 21082, 21087, 21092, 21093, 21094, 21105, 21111, 21117, 21120, 21128, 21131, 21133, 21136, 21139, 21152, 21153, 21155, 21156, 21162, 21201, 21202, 21203, 21204, 21205, 21206, 21207, 21208, 21209, 21210, 21211, 21212, 21213, 21214, 21215, 21216, 21217, 21218, 21219, 21220, 21221, 21222, 21223, 21224, 21225, 21227, 21228, 21229 and others.

If your ZIP is not listed it does not mean we cannot serve you — Baltimore has more municipalities than we can list here. Enter your ZIP above and it will tell you.

What your roof actually produces here

Baltimore averages about 4.2 peak sun hours a day. A well-oriented kilowatt of panels produces roughly 1,226 kilowatt-hours a year in this part of Maryland. A typical 9 kW residential system therefore produces around 11,034 kilowatt-hours annually. At a rate near 20.5¢, that production is worth roughly $2,262 a year before any incentive.

Those are pre-shading numbers. Trees, roof pitch and orientation move them, sometimes a lot, which is why we look at your specific roof rather than quoting from a independent city average.

Permitting and interconnection in Baltimore

Permits for solar in Baltimore are issued locally rather than at the state level, so requirements vary between municipalities. Interconnection is handled by your utility and runs on its own timeline after the permit clears. We manage both, and we tell you what the local process looks like before anything is scheduled.

Every Maryland utility rate, for context

What Maryland offers a homeowner

Maryland's Solar Access program pays $750/kW up to $7,500 and works with a lease or a PPA. It is income-qualified at roughly 150% of area median income and first-come. SRECs trade at $40–$90 per MWh. Solar is exempt from both sales and property tax. Montgomery County adds up to $5,000 and Howard County up to $2,500.

How export credit works here

Net metering with annual true-up.

Outages and storage in Baltimore

Solar alone does not run your house during a blackout — a grid-tied inverter has to disconnect when the grid goes down, for line-worker safety. Adding storage and the right switching changes that. Whether storage also makes financial sense in Maryland depends on the export credit above: where exports are credited at the full retail rate there is no arbitrage to capture and storage is a resilience purchase.

Two ways to pay for solar, and they are very different

Who you would be working with

SolarAmerica

We design your system and manage the project; installation is performed by vetted licensed partners in your area.

Baltimore questions

The things people actually ask

Does solar make financial sense in Baltimore?

It depends on your roof and your rate, not on the county. Baltimore averages about 4.2 peak sun hours a day, so a well-oriented kilowatt of panels produces roughly 1,226 kilowatt-hours a year here. Against a rate near 20.5¢ that production has real value — but shading, roof pitch and your actual usage move the number, which is why we look at your address instead of quoting a county average.

Which utility serves Baltimore?

Maryland is served by several utilities, including BGE, Pepco, Delmarva Power, Potomac Edison. Your bill names yours at the top. Enter your ZIP and we will match your address to the right one.

Where does the 20.5¢ figure come from?

It is the Maryland statewide average residential price published by the U.S. Energy Information Administration, as of August 2026. It is a state average rather than a verified figure for one utility's tariff, so treat it as a starting point — your own bill is the accurate number.

Does SolarAmerica install the system?

We design the system and manage the project. Installation is performed by licensed partners in your area, and you will know who is coming to your roof before anything is scheduled.

What does $0 upfront actually mean?

Under a power purchase agreement we install and own the system and you buy the power it produces at a rate set in your agreement. There is no purchase and no loan. The residential federal credit (25D) ended for systems purchased after December 31, 2025; what remains applies to the owner of the system, which under a PPA is us.