Cumberland Community Solar, 10% off your Potomac Edison bill | JoinCommunity.Solar
Cumberland · Allegany County · Potomac Edison households
Western Maryland · Community solar

Lower your billthrough the gap.

Take a share of a Maryland solar farm and lower your bill. The credit lands on the Potomac Edison statement you already get, so there is nothing to install at your home, no equipment, and no upfront cost to enroll.

Downtown Cumberland, Maryland, its church spires and brick streets with the Allegheny ridges closing in behind Downtown Cumberland
10%
Every household saves

Any Cumberland home on Potomac Edison lowers its electric bill by 10 percent. There is no credit check and no income question to answer for this one.

25%
Income-qualified households save

Households under the Maryland income limit for their size, or on a programme like SNAP, LIHEAP or Medicaid, save 25 percent instead.

None
Documents to verify

You answer the income question yourself. There is nothing to photocopy, upload or prove, and no paperwork to send in afterwards.

Savings apply to the value of the community solar credits on your bill. A solar farm produces more in summer than in winter, so the credit moves month to month rather than staying flat.

Four steps, about three minutes

The C&O Canal towpath ends in Cumberland at mile 184.5. These are shorter.

MI 01

Check your address

We confirm Potomac Edison serves you and find a Maryland farm with room for your household.

MI 02

Answer six questions

Household size, and whether your income is under the Maryland limit. You answer it yourself.

MI 03

Photograph your bill

One picture of your Potomac Edison statement, so your account number goes on correctly.

MI 04

Sign on your phone

Your agreement is filled in and signed in the browser. The credit starts on a later bill.

Cumberland, and the towns around it

Community solar reaches households a rooftop system never could. The subscription attaches to your electric account, not to the building, so it works the same whether you own your home or rent it.

Cumberland Frostburg LaVale Westernport Lonaconing Allegany County
One requirement. Your electricity has to come from Potomac Edison, and the account has to be in your name. Potomac Edison stays your electric company, still delivers the power, still reads the meter and still fixes the outage. The only thing that changes is a line on the statement.
The Narrows
Wills Mountain gap
Canal Place
C&O towpath, mile 184.5
Western Maryland Scenic
Cumberland to Frostburg
Baltimore Street
Downtown Cumberland

Questions Cumberland households ask

Does anything get built at my house?

No. Nothing is installed and there is no equipment. Your share of a solar farm somewhere else in Maryland shows up as a credit on your Potomac Edison bill.

I rent. Can I still do this?

Yes. The subscription attaches to your electric account rather than to the building, so you do not need to involve a landlord.

What do I have to prove to get the 25 percent?

Nothing. You state your household size and whether your income is under the Maryland limit, or whether you are on a qualifying assistance programme. There are no documents to verify.

Do I get a second bill?

No. You keep one bill from Potomac Edison. The community solar credit appears on it, and you end up paying less than you would have.

What if I move or change my mind?

You can cancel anytime. There is no upfront cost to enroll and no cancellation penalty.

Is this a Potomac Edison programme?

Community solar is a Maryland programme. Our Power Co., trading as My Utility Advisor, is licensed by the Maryland Public Service Commission to enroll households, and Potomac Edison remains your electric company throughout.

Find out in three minutes

Check whether a Maryland farm has room for your household, and what your Cumberland address qualifies for.