Pilot program rewrites script for residential solar power: 'We saw enough loan demand to meet our entire annual budget'

Pilot program rewrites script for residential solar power: 'We saw enough loan demand to meet our entire annual budget'

A new solar energy pilot program in Maryland is rewriting the script for residential solar, securing over $3 million in loans and already exceeding its first‑year target ahead of schedule.  Launched last November by OneEthos and the Montgomery County Green Bank (MCGB), the initiative aimed to fund 40 to 50 loans in its first year. It hit 40 by March and had more than doubled by the end of May.  "In just a few months, we saw enough loan demand to…