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Solar permitting — Wicomico County, Maryland

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Wicomico County, MD
Risk score 50/100 · Full scorecard →
Compliance: ModerateSolar ordinance on fileTrajectory: StableSaturation: High

Salisbury regional hub; Salisbury University presence; Delmarva Power territory; developing solar market; flat. Permitting: County Board of Appeals/Board of Commissioners: Special Exception or Conditional Use Permi; 150-ft max / 100-…

Key driver: Salisbury regional hub; Salisbury University presence; Delmarva Power territory; developing solar market; flat terrain favorable

Permitting process

Local permitting pathway

County Board of Appeals/Board of Commissioners: Special Exception or Conditional Use Permit in applicable zoning district.

Setbacks & buffers

75 ft from property lines

Spacing requirements

None codified

Size restrictions

None codified; managed via CUP/SUP conditions

Penalties & bonding

No penalties or adjustments. Standard CUP/SUP process.

State-level permits & approvals

Local county zoning permit: conditional use or special exception at county level; no uniform statewide solar permitting standard. PPRP (Power Plant Research Program, MD DNR): environmental review for generating facilities ≥70 MW; PSC CPCN required for projects ≥70 MW. Projects <70 MW: county-level permitting only. No statewide preemption of local solar ordinances. Net metering: systems up to 2 MW (residential up to 2× annual load). All MD in PJM territory. Maryland has the largest solar carve-out in the U.S. at 14.5% by 2028 (MD Code, PUC §7-703).

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State policy & grid context

State RPS & clean energy policy

50% by 2030 (14.5% solar carve-out) | Clean Energy Jobs Act (2019) + CESA (2022) | Md. Code Ann. PUA §7-703

State incentive programs

Maryland Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard (RPS): 50% by 2030; solar carve-out 14.5% by 2028 — drives strong SREC demand. Maryland SREC market: PSC-administered; ~$50-80/SREC 2023-2024 for Tier 1 Maryland SRECs. Maryland Solar Access Program (Brighter Tomorrow Act 2024): $750/kW up to $7,500 for income-qualifying residential customers. Maryland Community Solar: community solar program active statewide. Maryland PSC: approval required for utility-owned solar; IPP projects via county/local process. Utility: BGE (Eversource) serves Baltimore metro; Pepco serves Montgomery/PG County; Delmarva Power serves Eastern Shore; SMECO serves Southern MD; Potomac Edison (FirstEnergy) serves western MD.

Grid & interconnection

PJM / Delmarva Power (Exelon) transmission zone

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Battery storage (BESS) P1 State-Default Permitting

No confirmed county BESS ordinance.

Local BESS ordinances & bylaws

County-level battery-storage status, safety requirements, and projects — each linked to a primary source.

Community opposition P1

No organized opposition on record for this county yet — no petition, group, or oppositional coverage tracked. Read that as nothing found, not as nothing there: absence of records is not evidence of local support.

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Energy-related meetings & dockets P1

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  • 2026-06-08 Other
    Solar

    County departments are working with Community Power Group to optimize energy credits for solar farm.

  • 2026-05-11 Other
    Solar

    Airport working with Finance and Delmarva Power to maximize energy credits from solar farm

  • 2026-05-11 Other
    Solar

    Airport working with Finance and Delmarva Power to maximize energy credits from solar farm

  • 2026-03-09 Other
    Solar

    Two solar farms are operational, expected to provide electricity cost savings to the airport and County.

  • 2026-03-09 Other
    Solar

    Two solar farms are operational, expected to provide electricity cost savings to the airport and County.

  • 2026-02-09 Other
    Solar

    Construction of the Solar Farm by Community Power Group is complete.

  • 2026-02-09 Other
    Solar

    Construction of the Solar Farm by Community Power Group is complete.

  • 2026-01-12 Other
    Solar

    The county is awaiting a status update on the completion of a solar farm project.

  • 2026-01-12 Other
    Solar

    The Wicomico County Airport Commission is reviewing ANEM agreements for County facilities from Delmarva Power.

  • Other
    Solar

    The County Council proposes a lease agreement for two solar facilities on county-owned property.

  • Utility Board
    Solar

    Wicomico County Council members will attend a public comment hearing regarding a proposed 5 MW solar energy facility.

  • Other
    Solar

    The County Council voted to approve a 150 MW solar farm in Hebron…

  • Other
    Solar

    The Planning Commission voted to approve a special-use permit application for a 150 MW solar farm in Wicomico County

  • Other
    Data Center

    The Planning Commission voted to deny a special-use permit application for a 150 MW solar farm due to concerns about its impact on the local environment.

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State PSC dockets P1

No tracked activity yet — coverage expands weekly.

Local news P3

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Data sources: public agendas/minutes from local government sites; PSC dockets from state regulators; news from GDELT and curated RSS. Last refreshed 2026-10-11. See the county risk scorecard or the full Maryland permitting index.