Committee hears bill to transfer Janie Lawton loan to Maryland Clean Energy Center and refocus MEA reporting MEA told the Environment and Transportation Committee that HB 245 would move the Janie Lawton Conservation Loan Program to the Maryland Clean Energy Center and narrow MEA reporting to grants over $10,000 while changing the statutory reporting metric from energy savings to greenhouse‑gas reductions.

A transformative bill is on the table in Maryland, aiming to streamline energy funding and shift focus from energy savings to greenhouse-gas reductions!

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Maryland Clean Energy Center seeks new operating funds, proposes navigators and loan transfers to boost local projects The Maryland Clean Energy Center told the Environment and Transportation Committee it needs a larger operating budget and proposed project navigators and a loan-program transfer (House Bills 119 and 245) to expand consumer financing, technical assistance and community solar and charging projects.

The Maryland Clean Energy Center is proposing new funding strategies that promise to multiply every dollar invested into a staggering $21 return for the state's economy—could this be the key to affordable clean energy access?

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Maryland stakeholders advocate for clean energy deadline extensions amid tax incentive reduction Maryland faces urgent clean energy project risks as federal tax incentives approach expiration.

Maryland's clean energy future hangs in the balance as stakeholders push for deadline extensions to save vital projects from financial ruin.

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