R: Schedule R Residential + Standard Offer Service
Plan for solar customers. Effective 2026-10-01. Fixed charge $10.00/month.
| Period | Price |
|---|---|
| All hours | 21.5¢ |
Typical customer: Worth it
BGE and solar
BGE is an investor-owned utility serving about 1,220,644 homes in Maryland. Here's what its rates and export rules mean for solar: for a typical customer, solar is worth it.
- Average price (2026 est.)
- 21.8¢4% above Maryland average
- Typical bill
- $192880 kWh a month
- Exports credited
- RetailFull retail net metering
- Typical payback
- 8.6 yrs7.6 kW, cash
Export rules for BGE customers
Full retail net metering, monthly netting.
NEM 1.0 until successor; annual April true-up at supply rate.
MD net metering: kWh netting at full retail, credits carried forward; annual excess (April billing) paid at generation/supply rate
Solar for a typical BGE home
| System | 7.6 kW (100% of 880 kWh/month) |
|---|---|
| Cost | $22,120 |
| First-year savings | $2,225 |
| Payback | 8.6 years |
| 25-year net | $56,821 |
Uses the utility's average price; time-of-use plans can change this, so pick your plan in the calculator.
Current residential rate plans
Rates we verified from BGE's tariff documents. Prices are per kWh including the main riders where noted; check your bill for the plan you're on.
Solar adoption
- Homes with solar (2025)
- 52,062
- Share of customers
- 4.3%
- Residential solar capacity
- 412 MW
- Residential customers
- 1,220,644
EIA-861, 2025.
Cities served
- Baltimore
- Columbia
- Ellicott City
- Glen Burnie
- Dundalk
- Towson
- Severn
- Bel Air South
- Bowie
- Odenton
- Catonsville
- Annapolis
- Essex
- Woodlawn CDP (Baltimore County)
- Severna Park
- Owings Mills
- Randallstown
- Pasadena
- Pikesville
- Middle River
- Eldersburg
- Bel Air North
- Milford Mill
- Parkville
- Laurel
- Crofton
- South Laurel
- Perry Hall
- Ilchester
- Carney
Questions about BGE and solar
Does BGE have net metering?
NEM 1.0 until successor; annual April true-up at supply rate.
How much does electricity cost with BGE?
Residential customers paid an average of 20.2¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA), about 21.8¢ adjusted to 2026. The typical home uses 880 kWh a month, a bill of about $192.
Is solar worth it with BGE?
For a typical customer, solar is worth it: a 7.6 kW system costing about $22,120 pays back in about 8.6 years, with $56,821 net over 25 years.
How many BGE customers have solar?
About 52,062 homes had net-metered solar at the end of 2025, roughly 4.3% of residential customers (EIA-861).
Legal name: Baltimore Gas & Electric Co (EIA ID 1167). Data: EIA-861 2025 and monthly data through 2026, state policy research October 2026, utility tariff sheets.