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<section article="gsg" article_name="State Government" number="9-2007" title_number="9" title_name="Miscellaneous Executive Agencies" subtitle_number="20" subtitle_name="Maryland Energy Administration">
  <level label="a">
    <level label="1">
      <text>In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>“Installed electricity generation capacity” means the maximum direct current power output in watts of the array of photovoltaic modules rated under standard test condition.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>“Photovoltaic property” means solar energy property with an installed electricity generation capacity of 20 kilowatts or less that uses a solar photovoltaic process to generate electricity and that meets applicable performance and quality standards and certification requirements in effect at the time of acquisition of the property, as specified by the Maryland Energy Administration.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>“Program” means the Solar Energy Grant Program.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="5">
      <level label="i">
        <text>“Solar energy property” means equipment that uses solar energy:</text>
        <level label="1">
          <text>to generate electricity;</text>
        </level>
        <level label="2">
          <text>to heat or cool a structure or provide hot water for use in a structure; or</text>
        </level>
        <level label="3">
          <text>to provide solar process heat.</text>
        </level>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>“Solar energy property” does not include a swimming pool, hot tub, or any other energy storage medium that has a function other than storage.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="6">
      <text>“Solar water heating property” means solar energy property that:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>when installed in connection with a structure, uses solar energy for the purpose of providing hot water for use within the structure; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>meets applicable performance and quality standards and certification requirements in effect at the time of acquisition of the property, as specified by the Maryland Energy Administration.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>There is a Solar Energy Grant Program in the Administration.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>The purpose of the Program is to provide grants to individuals, local governments, and businesses for a portion of the costs of acquiring and installing photovoltaic property and solar water heating property.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <text>The Administration shall:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>administer the Program;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>establish application procedures for the Program; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>award grants from the Program.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="e">
    <text>A grant awarded under the Program may not exceed:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>for photovoltaic property, the lesser of $2,500 per kilowatt of installed electricity generation capacity or $10,000; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>for solar water heating property, the lesser of $3,000 or 30% of the total installed cost of the solar water heating property.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="f">
    <text>Subject to the limitations in subsection (e) of this section, the Administration may adjust the grant amounts under the Program to reflect market conditions and the prevailing prices of photovoltaic property and solar water heating property.</text>
  </level>
</section>
