Considering battery storage on Maryland land served by Delmarva Power?

Identify the property and the proposed connection

Delmarva’s developer directory separates Maryland and Delaware resources. Use the Maryland information for Maryland land, and have the applicant confirm the route for its actual design. A renewable-generation application page does not establish that every standalone battery uses the same arrangement.

Give the property location and the utility shown on any existing electric bill. Tell the team if a tenant holds the account or if the property has no service. A bill for one building does not establish the electrical arrangement for equipment elsewhere on the land.

Ask whether the proposed battery would have a separate meter and account, share an existing service or connect through other generation. Have the developer explain both the electricity it would draw for charging and the electricity it would send out.

Request a drawing showing the connection point, equipment, entrance and cable route. If the design uses existing facilities, ask which company owns them and what permission would be needed. Keep the land you want to retain visible on that drawing.

Reference: Delmarva Power: developer interconnection resources · Maryland PSC: small-generator interconnection and utility contacts

Do not assume every project receives the same cost sharing

In the Maryland cost-allocation page checked October 6, 2026, Delmarva says its secondary-voltage method took effect May 1, 2026. Its primary-voltage method has no approved implementation date listed. The page also lists exemptions, including PJM-tariff projects. These statements do not establish the charge for your proposed battery.

Ask which service voltage and cost treatment the company used in its budget. Request the dated utility estimate or invoice, the assumptions behind it and an explanation of what still could change. An amount calculated for a smaller service should not be presented as the price for another arrangement.

If the proposal relies on a future cost-sharing change, ask whether it is already available to this application. Would the company need to wait, withdraw or make another request? Find out what that would do to the schedule and any land already reserved.

A large expected upgrade bill is a project expense to discuss with the developer. Identify who is responsible for paying it. Have the proposed land agreement reviewed for any provision that passes costs to you, offsets them against rent or lets the company change the price.

Reference: Delmarva Power: Maryland cost allocation and refund guidance

Know which payment might be refundable

Delmarva’s MCAM FAQ distinguishes hosting-capacity fees from nonrefundable administrative fees. Its withdrawal guidance ties refund treatment to permission-to-operate and upgrade-design stages. Ask for the actual project’s written conditions before relying on a refund estimate.

Have the applicant list what has been paid, what remains due and what it expects to recover if the project stops. Identify application charges, studies and work deposits separately. Do not assume that one refundable item makes all preliminary expenses recoverable.

The utility page’s upgrade-refund answer names Pepco, despite appearing on Delmarva’s site. Get confirmation for the relevant Delmarva account and application, including any letter the applicant would sign before design work. A generic website answer is not a substitute for that letter.

Then discuss your own payments. Does a utility refund go to the applicant, and does that have any effect on money owed to you? Your option payment, rent and restoration obligations need their own clear terms. Ask what happens if the company withdraws after it has entered the property.

Reference: Delmarva Power: Maryland cost allocation and refund guidance

Keep the land deadline separate from the utility process

Delmarva’s process page distinguishes application review, installation, completion information and a later permission-to-operate email. A portal entry or installation date should not be used as proof that the actual battery has permission to operate.

Ask the developer to identify its current stage and the next unfinished decision. Which studies or agreements remain, and what is the expected construction work? Request the dated records supporting the answer rather than a screenshot with an unexplained status label.

Compare that sequence with the option’s longest possible term. Know what the company pays while it investigates, when full rent starts and what each extension costs. If the utility process takes longer, ask who can choose to extend the land reservation.

Discuss the end of an unsuccessful proposal too. Who releases recorded rights, removes temporary equipment and repairs test areas? A stopped application does not by itself explain what happens to your private agreement or disturbed land.

Reference: Delmarva Power: application steps and permission to operate

Understand a request for your electricity-use information

Delmarva’s usage page describes customer authorization for contractors to obtain historical usage information for solar sizing and applications. That is an account-data permission. It should not be confused with a lease, authority to construct or proof of a battery connection.

If a team asks for your information, ask what data it needs, why it needs it and which named company would receive it. Check whether the request concerns the owner’s account or a tenant’s account. Have the account holder involved rather than assuming property ownership gives access to every bill.

Ask how long the permission lasts and how it can be withdrawn through the actual utility process. Keep a copy of any authorization. A discussion about a possible battery does not require you to grant an unexplained continuing permission.

For an initial Sunland property inquiry, provide the location and contact details. You do not need to send utility passwords, authorize contractor access or prepare a complete usage-data package to start the conversation.

Reference: Delmarva Power: contractor access to customer usage information

Keep the site usable while connection work is investigated

Ask the team to mark areas it wants to occupy, cross or keep clear. Include temporary construction space, meter access and any route outside the equipment fence. Compare those areas with farm access, business deliveries, parking and future improvements.

If connection work could interrupt existing service, ask who arranges it and how much notice you would receive. Have the team explain how tenants or ongoing operations would be accommodated. Clarify who answers a concern about damaged pavement, drainage or an inaccessible entrance.

Make sure the signing company’s responsibilities continue if another company takes over the project. Ask who carries unpaid costs, owes rent and restores the land. Utility involvement should not leave you uncertain about the party responsible for private promises.

Send the location and the offer you are considering

Start with your name, email and phone number, then the Maryland property location and county. Mention Delmarva Power if you know it serves the site. Acreage and a parcel number are optional.

Tell us about existing tenants, electrical equipment or a received offer. If the offer depends on reduced connection costs or a future rule change, mention that explanation. You can inquire without commissioning a study or signing an option.

Sunland can review the information and follow up about the property. Sending an inquiry does not reserve the land or submit a utility application. A workable project still needs its own connection, property, approval and commercial review.