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BGE solar interconnection: what it requires before you energize
How does BGE detect unpermitted backfeed?
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What happens if they catch you?
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Small and DIY interconnection requirements
Green Power Connection portal, you can apply directly, a contractor isn't required. Applications under 20 kW AC take up to 20 days to process. documented
Order is strict: application approved first, then install and county inspection, then Certificate of Completion, then meter swap, and no operating until the permission to operate email. documented
The MD state form itself says you shall not operate until final acceptance by the utility. documented
1:1 retail net metering, credits bank indefinitely, or take the annual April payout for excess at the SOS rate (~10c). Systems sized to your annual usage. documented
sources: BGE getting started with solar · MD Level 1 form (PDF)
Related: Potomac Edison (MD / WV) · DTE Energy (MI (metro Detroit))
Planning a zero-export or plug-in setup here? See the zero-export reality check and equipment notes.
Every claim above is evidence-graded: documented means it traces to the tariff or the utility's own filings, reported means a dated community report. The full table covers 53 utilities: see all of Gridrules.