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In April, on the last day of its 2026 Session, the Maryland General Assembly passed the Maryland Utility RELIEF Act, which includes provisions to modernize the state’s residential solar permitting process. Learn more.

In April 2026, the Maryland General Assembly passed the Utility RELIEF Act (HB 1532/SB 841) after House and Senate leaders came to a compromise agreement on the energy omnibus bill. Solar trade groups issued a statements in response to this development. Learn more.

The Utility RELIEF Act requires the Maryland Public Service Commission to establish a new Net Metering successor program by July 1, 2027, transitioning from the current NEM paradigm. As part of this transition, the PSC had to decide on the milestone that behind the meter projects must meet by July 1, 2027, to be eligible for grandfathering under the current NEM paradigm. In this proceeding MRSC advocated that interconnection application submitted was the appropriate milestone