The Board approved an additional $227,578 in Energy-Water Infrastructure Program (EWIP) grant funding, bringing total state support to approximately $2.97M for a solar panel array on a decommissioned Baltimore City landfill that will net‑meter power usage at the Montebello Water Filtration Plant. The ground‑mounted, non‑penetrating system is expected to offset about 40% of the plant’s annual electricity use and supports statewide clean energy targets. A local cost share of $138,278 is also identified. While the core funding and project concept are established, the detailed design, procurement, and installation of the array, interconnection, and monitoring remain implementation tasks. Solar EPC firms, structural and electrical engineers, and monitoring/SCADA vendors can target the City and project team for current or follow‑on work, including O&M contracts, performance monitoring, and expansion or replication at other utility facilities.

System is ground-mounted on a capped landfill with non-penetrating footings, which may require speci...