MEA has opened applications for the Maryland Smart Energy Communities Programs, aims help counties with clean energy/energy efficiency projects.
The Maryland Energy Administration recently opened the Fiscal Year 2025 (FY25) funding round for its state-wide Maryland Smart Energy Communities Programs, which provide grants to Maryland communities and organizations to help with the costs of planning and installing clean energy projects. These projects reduce energy consumption, expand cost savings, and strengthen economic development.
For the first time, in FY25 grants are available for planning and installing large-scale, community-wide clean energy projects that require collaboration between public and private entities.
The Maryland Smart Energy Communities program recently has funded numerous clean energy projects for local and county governments. Examples include energy efficiency upgrades to multiple facilities in Montgomery County, with expected annual energy reduction totaling 1.35 million kilowatt hours and cost savings of more than $260,000. Frederick County received funding to replace two gas-powered vehicles with electric vehicles, expected to reduce fuel consumption by more than 4,300 gallons of gasoline annually. And the Town of Mount Rainier is installing roof-top solar power systems on multiple public buildings that will produce 173,250 kilowatt hours annually and reduce energy expenses by more than $23,000.
Read more about the Maryland Smart Energy Communities Programs.
