# § 30-7 Financing.

Current through 2026-07-17. Source: City of Balt., Md., Ord. 26-129. Published by the Baltimore City Department of Legislative Reference.

## § 30-7 Financing.

Balt., Md., Code art. 28, § 30-7 (2026)

(a)

  (1) A clean energy loan may be for a term not exceeding 25 years.

  (2) The financing agreement may contain any terms agreed to by the clean energy lender and the property owner, as permitted by law.

  (3) A clean energy loan may include costs associated with executing the financing agreement, including origination, legal, and closing costs, but excluding the non-financeable fees provided for in <cite data-path="|28|§30-3|(c)|(2)">§ 30-3(c)(2) {“Program expenses”} of this subtitle</cite>.

(b)

  (1) For projects initiated on or after July 1, 2016, through December 31, 2019, the  Administrator may approve a clean energy loan up 30 months after the property owner places qualifying energy improvements in service, as long as the property owner has filed an initial PACE loan application on or before December 31, 2019.

  (2) For projects initiated on or after January 1, 2020, the  Administrator may approve a clean energy loan up to 30 months after the property owner places qualifying energy improvements in service, as long as the property owner has filed an initial PACE loan application prior to:

    (i) commencing construction of an energy-improvement project; or

    (ii) altering a previously proposed project to include qualifying energy improvements.

(c) The City may not directly finance or fund any clean energy loans under the PACE Loan Program.

*History: Ord. 16-533*

*History: Ord. 18-128*