# Economic Development (GEC)

## Title 5. Economic Development and Financial Assistance Programs

### Subtitle 4. Maryland Industrial Development Financing Authority

#### Section 5-448

(a) A project qualifies as a solar energy project if it:

  (1) is an addition, alteration, or improvement to a commercial building or industrial building; and

  (2) is designed to reduce the energy requirements of the building by using:

    (i) wind energy;

    (ii) energy from a wood-burning appliance; or

    (iii) solar energy of:

      (1) the active type based on mechanically forced energy transfer;

      (2) the passive type based on convective, conductive, or radiant energy transfer; or

      (3) a combination of these types.

(b) A solar energy project may include:

  (1) a solar process heat device;

  (2) a solar electric device; and

  (3) an earth-sheltered building in which the sheltering substantially reduces the consumption of energy by the building.

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Md. Code Ann., Econ. Dev. (as displayed at mgaleg.maryland.gov, October 16, 2026)