Maryland home energy: programs, prices and installers

Maryland's electric grid is run by PJM Interconnection; this site covers three of the state's electric utilities.

What electricity costs: 21.58 cents per kWhAverage residential price in Maryland, 2025-06 to 2026-05. The price is up 69.2% over five years.Source: EIA Form 861M, trailing 12 months to 2026-05
Energy cost against income: 5.23% of incomeAverage household energy spending in Maryland, as a share of median household income, 2024.Source: BEA Regional accounts; Census Bureau American Community Survey 1-year estimates; EIA State Energy Data System, 2024
Rooftop solar: 376.3 watts per householdResidential small-scale solar capacity in Maryland, divided by its households, 2024.Source: Census Bureau American Community Survey 1-year estimates; EIA Form 861M small-scale solar, 2024

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One option we recommend is Hungry Machines. Its idea is to shift what you already own first.

The program list for Maryland is being verified, and nothing appears here until it has been checked against its source.

Each utility's page lists that utility's own programs.

BGE
Baltimore Gas and Electric (BGE) delivers electricity and natural gas in Baltimore and much of central Maryland.
Delmarva Power (Maryland)
Delmarva Power delivers electricity on Maryland's Eastern Shore, and in Delaware.
Pepco (Maryland)
Pepco delivers electricity in Montgomery and Prince George's counties in Maryland, and in the District of Columbia.

A grid operator runs the high-voltage grid and the wholesale electricity market for its region.

In PJM the dearest hours over the last year were 5, 6 and 7 pm Eastern time. Wholesale, not your bill. See the chart on the PJM page.

No installer is listed for Maryland yet. Building Energy Group does not rate installers and publishes no reviews.