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Maryland is in the PJM region; BGE, Pepco, Delmarva and Potomac Edison are its main utilities. Under the 2024 DRIVE Act, utilities filed VPP-style pilots for batteries, EVs and smart devices; SEPA reports regulators partially approved those plans in May-June 2026, and a separate PSC order is building data-sharing rules for third-party aggregators. Today the clearest homeowner offer is the state's storage rebate from the Maryland Energy Administration.

2 programs: 1 open, 1 announced. Checked October 2, 2026.

State or utility incentiveopen

Maryland Residential and Commercial Energy Storage (RCES) Program

A state rebate for installing a battery; you must reserve the rebate before installing. It isn't a dispatch program.

Run by
Maryland Energy Administration
Devices
home batteries
Who can join
Maryland households, businesses and nonprofits; apply through the MyMEA portal before installation.
What it pays
Up to $4 million total expected for FY27 rebates (per-household amount not stated on the page checked).

Note: FY27 applications open; deadline 3:00 PM ET May 31, 2027, or earlier if funds run out.

Sources

Last checked 2026-10-02

Own your battery, utility paysannounced

BGE Virtual Power Plant pilot (DRIVE Act)

BGE would pay customers to let it briefly curtail or shift enrolled devices during peak demand, while customers keep day-to-day control.

Run by
Baltimore Gas and Electric (BGE)
Where
BGE
Devices
home batteries, smart thermostats, bidirectional EV chargers, rooftop solar, utility-owned batteries for medically vulnerable customers
Who can join
BGE customers with eligible devices (details pending).

Note: Hearings were held in April 2026 (Case 9761); SEPA reports partial approval of Maryland utilities' plans in May-June 2026. Final BGE program terms weren't confirmed.

Sources

Last checked 2026-10-02

Program terms change. Always confirm the current terms with the program before you enroll. Spot something out of date?

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