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Solar Calculators for Baltimore, Maryland

Free tools pre-loaded with Baltimore sun hours, electricity rates, and Maryland net metering policy.

Peak sun hours

4.2

hrs/day annual avg

Avg electricity rate

15.0¢

per kWh (BGE)

Typical install cost

$3/W

Maryland median (2026)

Net metering policy: Full retail net metering ✓

Typical 8 kW system in Baltimore

Annual production

12,264 kWh

Year-1 savings

$1,840

System cost (est.)

$24,000

Simple payback

~13 yrs

Estimates based on 4.2 peak sun hours, 15.0¢/kWh, and $3/W installed cost. No federal tax credit (Section 25D expired Dec 31, 2025).

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Available to Baltimore homeowners. Note: the federal Section 25D residential solar credit expired December 31, 2025.

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