Which utility serves my address in Maryland?

Maryland is served by Utilities, Default supply, Wholesale market, Market. Your bill names your utility at the top. Service maps do not follow county or town lines, so if your bill does not match what you expect, call (832) 263-8055 and we will check your exact address.

What is an all-in electricity rate?

The all-in rate is your total bill divided by the kilowatt-hours you used. It includes supply, delivery and riders, not the supply rate alone. It is the number that matters when comparing against solar, because solar offsets everything you would otherwise buy.

Can I still claim the 30% federal solar tax credit in Maryland?

The 30% federal Residential Clean Energy Credit under Section 25D ended for property placed in service after December 31, 2025. Homeowners buying with cash or a loan in 2026 cannot claim it. Section 48E still applies to third-party-owned systems such as leases and power purchase agreements, where the system owner claims it.

Why do Maryland electricity rates keep rising?

Utilities buy wholesale power through a regional grid operator. When capacity and energy prices rise there, they land across the state at roughly the same time rather than utility by utility. Demand from data centers is arriving faster than new generation is being built, and that gap shows up on the delivery side of the bill.

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Maryland electric rates in 2026

What every Maryland utility actually charges, where the number comes from, and what it means for your bill.

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What is the average electricity rate in Maryland?

Between 19 and 22 cents per kilowatt-hour all-in depending on the utility. BGE's Standard Offer Service supply rate is 16.64 cents; Pepco runs higher at about 20.5 cents all-in. BGE's last distribution step was a 0.1 cent increase on January 1, 2026. Pepco has a $119 million rate case pending. Your own bill divided by your kilowatt-hours is the number that applies to you.

Is solar worth it in Maryland?

At 19 to 22 cents with full retail net metering, yes for most well-oriented roofs, and more so on Pepco than BGE. A kilowatt of panels produces roughly 1,256 kWh a year here, so a 9 kW system is worth about $2,317 annually at 20.5 cents, plus SREC income. Maryland is one of the few states where a state grant applies to a PPA.

Does Maryland have net metering?

Yes, at full retail, mandated by state law. Surplus credits roll month to month, and the annual true-up pays out anything left at avoided cost, roughly 3 to 5 cents. That true-up rate is why residential systems are sized to match on-site usage rather than to overproduce.

Estimate what solar does against your Maryland electric bill

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Every utility, side by side

What Maryland homeowners pay

Utility	All-in rate	Full breakdown
Utilities	BGE, Pepco, Delmarva, Potomac Edison, SMECO, Choptank Electric	By service territory
Default supply	Standard Offer Service	Procured through PSC-overseen auctions
Wholesale market	PJM	Same market as Pennsylvania and New Jersey
Market	Deregulated	Supply can be shopped

Figures as published August 2026. Each utility resets on its own schedule — check your bill for the rate on your account.

The production side

What a roof in Maryland produces

Maryland averages about 4.3 peak sun hours a day. A well-oriented kilowatt of panels produces roughly 1,256 kilowatt-hours a year. A typical 9 kW residential system therefore produces around 11,304 kilowatt-hours annually, which at a rate near 20.5¢ is worth roughly $2,317 a year before any incentive.

Those are pre-shading figures. Trees, roof pitch and orientation move them, sometimes a lot, which is why we read your specific roof rather than quoting a state average at you.

What has actually moved

Utility	Change	Effective
BGE	+0.1¢	January 1, 2026 — final step of the 2023 multi-year distribution plan, about $1.07 a month
Pepco	$119M requested	Pending Maryland rate case — a separate $123M DC increase was vacated by a court
Maryland all-in	19–22¢	Ranges by utility; BGE lowest, Pepco and Delmarva higher

What Maryland actually offers a homeowner

Maryland is unusual in that its state grant works with a PPA. The Maryland Solar Access Program pays $750 per kilowatt up to $7,500 for income-qualified homeowners, and owned, leased or PPA systems all qualify. SRECs currently trade around $40–$90 per megawatt-hour, with a 1.5x bonus for certified systems through 2027. A 6% sales and use tax exemption with no expiration, a 100% state property tax exemption, and county credits worth up to $5,000 in some counties. The federal residential credit ended for systems placed in service after December 31, 2025.

How export credit works in Maryland

Full retail, mandated by Maryland law. Exports are credited 1:1 against what you buy, monthly surplus rolls forward, and the annual true-up pays out remaining credit at avoided cost, roughly 3–5¢ per kilowatt-hour, which is why systems are sized to on-site load rather than to maximize export. Your export value tracks your utility's rate: higher on Pepco, lower on BGE — how the true-up works.

How Maryland works

Why the number is what it is

BGE, Pepco and Delmarva Power serve most of Maryland. The state is deregulated and procures default supply through Standard Offer Service auctions overseen by the Public Service Commission.

Maryland is in PJM, so the same capacity price surge that raised bills in Pennsylvania and New Jersey applies here. Delivery charges and riders are set separately through state rate cases.

The honest cost picture

Two ways to pay for solar

If you buy the system you own the equipment, keep any renewable credits, and carry maintenance. If you use a PPA it is $0 upfront — we install and own the system, you buy the power it produces, and you only pay for what it actually generates.

The residential federal tax credit (25D) ended for property placed in service after December 31, 2025.

You will still see ads promising a 30% credit that “ends December 31.” Read the date on them. What remains applies to the owner of the system — which, under a PPA, is us. SolarAmerica does not provide tax advice; talk to your tax professional.

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Sources

Where these numbers come from

Every figure on this page is drawn from a public filing or a published rate schedule. We update it when the utility resets.

Maryland Public Service Commission — Standard Offer Service filings
PJM Interconnection — wholesale market data
U.S. Energy Information Administration — Electric Power Monthly

Last updated August 2026.

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Local detail

Solar by county in Maryland

Every Maryland county has its own page with local towns, ZIP codes, peak sun hours and production math against the rate above. 24 in total.