If your organization is a Maryland business,
nonprofit, local government, or State of Maryland government agency or
department that has purchased and installed a qualified clean energy system on
its facility, the following requirements must be met to qualify for a Clean
Energy Rebate:
Rebate Applicant and Property
Requirements
Businesses
and nonprofits must be incorporated or registered to do business in the State
of Maryland.
Businesses
and nonprofits must own the property on which the clean energy system is
installed. Local governments and State of Maryland government agencies or
departments with leased facilities are permitted to receive Clean Energy Rebates.
The
installation property must be located within the State of Maryland.
If
the property is held in a trust, the trust must be revocable and the Rebate
Applicant (or property owner, for leased properties) must have the right to remove
the property from the trust. Properties held in irrevocable trusts are not
eligible.
Clean
Energy Rebates cannot be awarded to projects which are deemed to create an
adverse impact on the historical significance of an historical property, or
historic district, as determined by the Maryland Historical Trust. Prominent installations of clean energy
systems on historic properties or properties within historic areas will not
qualify for this Rebate program. Applicants can visit Maryland's Environmental Resources and
Land Information Network (“MERLIN Online”), to see if a property is recorded in the
Maryland Inventory of Historic Properties, the National Register of Historic Places,
or a Maryland Historical Trust Preservation Easement. For a building that falls within these
boundaries, pre-coordination with the Maryland Historical Trust ((410)
697-9591) should be conducted before installing a prominent clean energy
system. For buildings that are 45 years
in age, or older, multiple photos of the front of the building taken from different
locations on the street (“street view”) are recommended to help expedite the
historical review process.
System Requirements
The
clean energy system must be purchased by the Rebate Applicant. For systems
under leases or power purchase agreements (PPAs), see the section entitled
“Third-Party Owned System Eligibility Requirements.”
The
clean energy system must be paid in full before an application for a Clean
Energy Rebate is submitted to MEA.
The
clean energy system must have all permits required by the County or local
authority having jurisdiction and pass all required final inspections before an
application for a Clean Energy Rebate is submitted to MEA.
Any
contractor that installs the clean energy system must be licensed in the State
of Maryland and install the system to the manufacturer’s specifications and in
compliance with all applicable Federal, State, and local laws and regulations.
Eligible
clean energy systems must meet all technology* requirements as described in
Section I of the FY20 C-CERP Terms &
Conditions for Purchased Systems.
Additional Requirements
Clean
Energy Rebates are limited to one award per clean energy technology per eligible
property. Only one technology may be applied for on a single application.
Rebate
Applicants must meet all other requirements specified by the FY20 C-CERP Terms & Conditions for
Purchased Systems.
https://energy.maryland.gov/Business/Documents/Commercial%20Purchased%20Terms%20and%20Conditions.pdf
If your organization is the Lessor or Provider
of a solar PV or solar thermal system under a lease or Power Purchase Agreement
(“PPA”) to a Maryland business, nonprofit, local government, or State of
Maryland government agency or department, the following requirements must be
met to qualify for a Clean Energy Rebate:
Rebate
Applicant and Property Requirements
The
Lessor/Provider must be incorporated or registered to do business in the State
of Maryland.
Lessee/customer
businesses and nonprofits must own the property on which the clean energy
system is installed. As an exception, local governments and State of Maryland
government agencies may lease the facility on which the clean energy system has
been installed.
The
installation property must be located within the State of Maryland.
If
the property is held in a trust, the trust must be revocable and the property
owner must have the right to remove the property from the trust. Properties
held in irrevocable trusts are not eligible.
Clean
Energy Rebates cannot be awarded to projects which are deemed to create an
adverse impact on the historical significance of a historical property, as
determined by the Maryland Historical Trust.
Prominent installations of clean energy systems on historic properties
or properties within historic areas will not qualify for this Rebate program.
Applicants can visit Maryland's Environmental Resources and
Land Information Network (“MERLIN Online”), to see if a property is recorded in the
Maryland Inventory of Historic Properties, the National Register of Historic
Places, or a Maryland Historical Trust Preservation Easement. For a building that falls within these
boundaries, pre-coordination with the Maryland Historical Trust (410) 697-9591)
should be conducted before installing a prominent clean energy system. For buildings that are 45 years in age, or
older, multiple photos of the front of the building taken from different
locations on the street (“street view”) are recommended to help expedite the
historical review process.
System
Requirements
The
clean energy system must be under a lease agreement or Power Purchase Agreement
(“PPA”).
The
installation costs for the clean energy system must be paid-in-full before an
application for a Clean Energy Rebate is submitted to MEA.
The
clean energy system must have all permits required by the County or local
authority having jurisdiction and pass all required final inspections before an
application for a Clean Energy Rebate is submitted to MEA.
Any
contractor that installs the clean energy system must be licensed in the State
of Maryland and install the system to the manufacturer’s specifications and in
compliance with all applicable Federal, State, and local laws and regulations.
Eligible
clean energy systems must meet all technology requirements as described in
Section I of the FY20 C-CERP Terms &
Conditions for Third-Party Owned Systems.
https://energy.maryland.gov/Business/Documents/Commercial%20TPO%20Terms%20and%20Conditions.pdf
Additional
Requirements
Clean
Energy Rebates are limited to one award per clean energy technology per eligible
property. Only one technology may be applied for on a single application.
Rebate
Applicants must meet all other requirements specified by the  Commercial Third Party Notice TandCs.docx
Rebate award
levels have changed from previous years. The FY-20 C-CERP award amounts are based on
available funds, economies of scale, a simpler incentive design, and
consideration of the cost of clean energy technologies, other incentive
programs, and data analysis from past fiscal years. FY20 runs from July 1, 2019
– June 30, 2020. Please see the tables below for Rebate amounts.
Solar PV,
Solar Thermal, and Geothermal
Eligible Solar PV, Solar Thermal, and
Geothermal systems must be within the Eligible System Size ranges listed in the
table below. Systems which fall below the minimum or
exceed the maximum sizes do not qualify for Clean Energy Rebates
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Clean
Energy Technology
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Eligible
System Capacity Range
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Rebate
Amount
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Solar
Photovoltaic (PV)
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1-8
kW-dc
8-108
kW-dc
108-250.0
kW-dc
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$1,000,
$1,000
+ $150/kW *(capacity – 8 kW), $16,000 + $100/kW * (capacity – 108 kW),
$20,000
maximum
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Solar
Thermal (Water Heating)
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10-2,000.0
sq. ft.
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$20/sq.
ft.,
$12,000
maximum
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Geothermal
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1-10
tons
10-50.0
tons
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$3,000,
$3,000+$400*(capacity
– 10 tons),
$12,000
maximum
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Purchased Systems (Solar PV, Solar
Thermal, and Geothermal)
If a Rebate Commitment Letter is required
prior to starting the project, download, complete and submit the FY20 C-CERP Application
– Purchased Systems form (below).
 Commercial CERP Application with Cover Page.pdf
If a Rebate Commitment Letter is not
required, do not submit the Application form.
Instead, download, complete and submit the FY20 CERP Completion
Certificate – Purchased Systems form (below):
Commercial CERP App - Completion Cert - with Cover Page1.pdf
Once complete, please mail the application
with all specified required attachments to MEA at the following address:
Maryland
Energy Administration
Attn: C-CERP – New Application
1800 Washington Boulevard, Suite 755
Baltimore, MD 21230
Third-Party Owned Systems (Solar PV
and Solar Thermal)
If a Rebate Commitment Letter is required
prior to starting the project, download, complete and submit the FY20 C-CERP Application
– TPO Systems form (below).
Commercial CERP Application - TPOs - With Cover Page.pdf
If a Rebate Commitment Letter is not
required, do not submit the Application form.
Instead, download, complete and submit the FY20 CERP Completion
Certificate – TPO Systems form (below):
Commercial CERP Completion Cert - TPO with Cover Page.pdf
Once complete, please mail the application
packet with all specified required attachments to MEA at the following address:
Maryland
Energy Administration
Attn: C-CERP – New Application
1800 Washington Boulevard, Suite 755
Baltimore, MD 21230
Status of Submitted Applications
If you have submitted an application for a Clean Energy Rebate to MEA and would like to check the status of your application, please download and view the Open Award Status Report below. To locate your application, use the find feature in your spreadsheet viewer (usually “Ctrl+F” on Windows devices and “Command+F” on Apple devices) and search the name of the application.
Open Award Status Report (Generally updated by the end of the day on Wednesday each week):
 Weekly Status Report 2020.08.05
Historic Review
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NABCEP (PV Projects
only)
Projects
must be completed by installation contractors who maintain at least one
staff member with a North
American Board of Certified Energy Practitioners ('NABCEP') Installation
Certification; or, for companies with at least 50 employees, at least one
staff member with a NABCEP Installation Certification for every 25
non-administrative employees, except if an installation contractor has been
registered to do business in Maryland for less than twelve (12) months
prior to the submission of an application for a Rebate.
New Regulations pursuant to the
Clean Energy Jobs Act of 2019:
·
American Manufactured Goods – Chapter 757 of the 2019 Acts of
the General Assembly of Maryland includes a provision referencing the
American Manufactured Goods provisions in §§ 14-416 and 17-303 of the State
Finance and Procurement Article. Applicants affected by those provisions
should take them into account when developing FY20 applications to
SEIF-funded programs.
·
Project Location - (for
projects requesting an MEA Rebate Commitment Letter) Effective October 1, 2019, Chapter
757 of the 2019 Acts of the General Assembly of Maryland will require at
least 80% of workers participating in a SEIF-funded project or program to
reside within 50 miles of the project or program. As the SEIF funds a
statewide program, MEA will determine compliance based on whether at least
80% of workers participating in a SEIF-funded project reside in Maryland,
or within 50 miles of Maryland's borders. Applicants should take this new
requirement into account when developing FY20 applications to SEIF-funded
programs. FY20 SEIF-funded agreements will contain a section further
outlining this requirement, including any documentation of compliance that
will be required before Rebate funds are disbursed.
Tax
Status of Clean Energy Rebates
MEA
does not provide tax information or tax advice. Questions should be
directed to a qualified tax professional.
Geothermal
Heating & Cooling Systems in the RPS
With![https://energy.maryland.gov/_layouts/images/icpdf.gif]() 2012
HB 1186,* Maryland became the first state in the country to make
the energy generated by geothermal heating and cooling (GHC) technologies
eligible for the RPS as a Tier 1 renewable source. To qualify, the GHC
technologies must meet ENERGY STAR standards and displace electric or
non-natural gas heating and/or old and presumed inefficient air
conditioning.
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