Pepco (Maryland and DC): how it credits the solar power you send to the grid
Retail-rate net metering in both Maryland and the District of Columbia. Maryland's replacement program is due 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.
Pepco serves Montgomery and Prince George's counties and all of Washington, DC, and both places credit exports one-for-one.
DC's net metering covers all of the District; Maryland's applies to Pepco's Maryland customers.
Maryland customers should watch the July 2027 deadline for a successor tariff.
Pepco is owned by Exelon, which also owns BGE, PECO and ComEd.
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: Baltimore Gas and Electric (BGE) (full retail credit).
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Sources: Solar.com: '50 States of Solar', where net metering is changing; Solar Energy Nerds: net metering by state, 2026; 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.