Participate in a Community Solar Project

In Maryland, Community Solar offers a fantastic opportunity to participate in solar energy without the need to install panels on your property.

Community solar works much like a community garden: just like you can get a share of land for your garden, you can get a share of a solar farm which will deliver virtual credits to your electric utility bill. 

It doesn’t matter if you rent, lease, or own your home. Thanks to community solar, any resident who pays an electric bill can take advantage of local community solar projects and save money every month.By subscribing to a share of a nearby solar farm, you can enjoy credits on your utility bill, which helps lower your electricity costs.

Starting in January 2026, Maryland community solar customers move from dual billing to utility consolidated billing. No action is required on your part. Thanks to state legislation, Community Solar customers will receive a single, consolidated bill directly from their utility, making the community solar experience simpler and hassle-free.

Not sure where to start?  

Solar United Neighbors, a nonprofit organization dedicated to building an energy system that works for all, provides unbiased information for residents and created a directory for available projects in Maryland. 

Projects Currently Available to Residents 

• Ampion: When you subscribe and are approved for a Community Solar project in Montgomery County, Ampion will send you a $100 Visa gift card*, which you can use to pay for your Home Energy Audit. Support the generation of solar energy with no panel installations and no sign-up cost. You will even save up to 10% on their electricity costs for as long as you choose to subscribe to a share of a local solar farm’s production. 

• Groundswell: The SharePower™ program allows subscribers to receive clean energy and solar credits, with the added bonus of making a social and environmental impact in their neighborhood.

  Here’s how it works:
  1. You subscribe to the project and pay a flat, fixed price of $54.00 per month, billed quarterly, for a 3 kW subscription.
  2. Solar credits are applied to your electricity bill for the clean energy generated by your subscription.
  3. Receive a tax deduction for the portion of your subscription fee that supports energy resilience for hard working households.

• Neighborhood Sun: Neighborhood Sun’s Community Solar subscribers have saved over $10 Million on their electricity bills thanks to the clean, local energy. Subscribers save 10-20% on their electricity costs annually. When you subscribe to community solar, Neighborhood Sun connects you with a local solar farm in your community so you can get a designated share of the clean energy it produces (based on your average monthly energy usage).