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Tax‑credit changes and deadlines spur rush for solar, storage and EV projects in Maryland
Summary
Panelists and utilities told lawmakers federal elimination or phase‑out of the investment and production tax credits is prompting a wave of interconnection and permitting activity, straining county offices and consumer-protection systems; stakeholders urged state bridge funding and tighter consumer safeguards for leases and PPAs.
Maryland lawmakers heard that changes to federal tax incentives have created an immediate and intense surge in applications for rooftop solar, storage and electric-vehicle charging projects and that the state must manage increased permitting and consumer-protection demands.
Multiple witnesses described the same set of deadlines and compliance windows: residential owners face an end-of-year phase-out for the residential ITC, while commercial projects must meet a July 4, 2026 commence-construction safe harbor or be completed and placed in service by later statutory dates to retain credits. Robin…
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