Sec. 10-317. Definitions
Codified through Bill No. CB-018-2026, adopted May 12, 2026, effective July 24, 2026. Source: Municode, Supplement 2026 Update 2. Editorial notes and legislative history omitted.
Prince George's County, Md., Code § 10-317 (2026)
Sec. 10-317. DefinitionsLinkCopy Citation
(a)
In this Division, the following definitions have the following meanings:
(1)
Certified General Real Estate Appraiser means an individual who is certified as a certified real estate appraiser for general real estate under Title 16 of the Business Occupations Article of the Maryland Code.
(2)
Commercial property has the meaning stated in the Local Government Article, Section 1-1101, of the Annotated Code of Maryland. Commercial property includes any industrial, multi-family rental residential (more than four dwelling units), non-profit, institutional, or agricultural property that meets the eligibility requirements of Subtitle 10, Division 25.
(3)
Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy Program or Program means a program that facilitates energy improvements and requires repayment through a surcharge on the owner's property tax bill.
(4)
County designated lender means a person who may be selected by the County or Program Manager to provide funding for the Program.
(5)
County designated program manager means the Prince George's Financial Services Corporation (trade name "FSC First").
(6)
Department means the Department of Finance.
(7)
Director means the Director of the Department or the Director's designee.
(8)
Energy efficiency and/or renewable energy improvement means any equipment, device, or material that is intended to decrease energy consumption or expand use of renewable energy sources, including:
(A)
Insulation in any wall, roof, floor, foundation, or heating and cooling distribution system;
(B)
A storm window or door, multi-glazed window or door, heating-absorbing or heat-reflective glazed and coated window and door system, or additional glazing, reduction in glass area, and other window and door system modification that reduces energy consumption;
(C)
An automated energy control system;
(D)
A heating, ventilating, or air-conditioning and distribution system modification or replacement;
(E)
Caulking, weather-stripping, and air sealing;
(F)
Replacement or modification of a lightning fixture to reduce the energy use of the lighting system;
(G)
An energy recovery system;
(H)
A day lighting system;
(I)
The installation or upgrade of electrical wiring or outlets to charge a motor vehicle that is fully or partially powered by electricity;
(J)
A measure that reduces the usage of water or increases the efficiency of water usage;
(K)
Any measure or system that makes use of or expands a renewable source of energy, including solar water heater, solar thermal electric, solar photovoltaic, wind, biomass, hydroelectric, geothermal electric, geothermal heat pumps, battery storage, anaerobic digestion, tidal energy, wave energy, ocean thermal, fuel cells using renewable fuels, and geothermal direct-use; or
(L)
Any renewable energy system that is a fixture, product, device or interacting group of fixtures products, or devices on the customer's side of the electricity meter that uses at least one renewable energy source to generate electricity. A renewable energy system includes a biomass system, but does not include an incinerator or digester.
(9)
Private lender means a lender selected by the property owner to provide loan funds to the property owner for an improvement.
(10)
Property Owner means a person who owns qualified property.
(11)
Qualified property means any commercial real property that meets the eligibility criteria for the Program.
(12)
Renewable energy source means a source of energy that naturally replenishes over a human, not a geological, timeframe that is ultimately derived from solar power, water power, or wind power.
(A)
Renewable energy source does not include fossil fuels or nuclear.
(B)
A renewable energy source comes from the sun or from thermal inertia of the earth and minimizes the output of toxic materials in the conversions of the energy and includes,:
(i)
Non-hazardous, organic biomass material;
(ii)
Solar energy equipment
(iii)
Wind energy;
(iv)
Geothermal energy;
(v)
Biogas derived from non-hazardous sources.
(13)
Surcharge means the annual repayment of a loan, including principal, interest, and related charges, that funds an improvement and is collected through the County real property tax billing process.