Property Assessed Clean Energy is an innovative program that helps local communities by creating green jobs and reducing energy consumption. PACE enables homeowners in Maryland and 21 other states to make energy efficiency and renewable energy improvements, such as solar panels and weatherization retrofits, and to pay for the cost over time through their property taxes. Any increase in residential taxes is offset by a reduction in energy costs.
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