Baltimore Gas and Electric (BGE): how it credits the solar power you send to the grid
Retail-rate net metering under Maryland law. A new program, expected to pay less for exported power, must be in place by July 2027.
Checked November 12, 2026. Utilities change these rules; check the current tariff before you sign.
How it works
Exported power earns the full retail price, kWh for kWh.
Every kWh you send out offsets a kWh you buy, and extra credit carries forward through the year.
Maryland's legislature ordered a successor program by July 2027; systems connected before it starts are usually kept on the old rules.
Delivery charges and the monthly customer charge still apply.
BGE serves Baltimore and central Maryland.
What it means for a typical Maryland home
With full credit, a typical 7.5 kW system in Maryland (about $19,275 at the 2026 median price) pays for itself in about 9 years and saves about $43,304 over 25 years after its price, paid in cash with no federal credit. It doesn't matter much whether you use the power as it's made or send it out, so a battery adds backup, not savings. Payback by system size in Maryland.
Also in Maryland: Pepco (Maryland and DC) (full retail credit).
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Sources: Solar.com: '50 States of Solar', where net metering is changing; U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), final 2025 data: Annual State Historical Spreadsheets (Form EIA-861, released October 7, 2026) and Electric Power Annual (October 21, 2026); EnergySage: median quoted price, first half of 2026.