The Military and Compatibility Layers of the Maryland Smart DG+ Tool

The Military and Compatibility Layers of the Smart DG+ Tool provide military and other federal, state, and local stakeholders with information to help develop renewable energy projects within the State of Maryland.

The Military and Compatibility Layers of the Smart DG+ Tool are designed to provide information to assist with the early coordination for siting renewable energy development projects between energy developers; local, regional, state, and federal stakeholders; and military installations within the state. Early coordination can benefit renewable energy projects by identifying potential issues and mitigation opportunities across all stakeholder groups that can improve efficiency in project approvals, ultimately saving time and cost.

The Military and Compatibility Layers of the Smart DG+ Tool provide information to help inform the project planning process and combine an array of geographic map layers along with other pertinent data and corresponding contact information:

The Military and Compatibility Layers contained in the Maryland Smart DG+ tool provide preliminary information and coordination points of contact only. Military areas depicted are for informational purposes only, and do NOT constitute automatic exclusion areas for renewable energy development projects. Use of the tool does not replace other coordination, planning, and review requirements at the local, state, and federal levels, and is not intended for project specific analysis. Use of the military and compatibility data in SmartDG+ does not constitute an informal or formal review by the Department of Defense (DoD) per Title 32 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 211, Mission Compatibility Evaluation Process or review through the Maryland Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity (CPCN) process per Sections 7-207 and 7-208 of the Maryland Code.

How were the Military and Compatibility Layers of the Maryland Smart DG+ Tool developed?

The Military and Compatibility Layers of the Smart DG+ Tool were funded by the Department of Defense (DOD) Office of Local Defense Community Cooperation (OLDCC) under the management of the Maryland Department of Commerce, Office of Military & Federal Affairs, with the assistance of the Department of Natural Resources, Power Plant Research Program. Representatives from local governments, state departments, the renewable energy industry, and military installations in Maryland participated in the development of the Military and Compatibility Layers of the Maryland Smart DG+ Tool.

Software Requirements

The SmartDG+ Military Compatibility Tool has been tested and is compatible with both Firefox 97 and Google Chrome 97.

For best performance, avoid operating the tool using Internet Explorer or Edge.
The Print to PDF function has been tested using Adobe Acrobat Reader release 20.004.30020.
The Excel button has been tested using Microsoft Office 365.

Maryland Military and Compatibility Layers of the Smart DG+ Tool User Guide

USER Guide

The User Guide for the Maryland Military and Compatibility Layers of the SmartDG+ Tool provides an overview of the tool features, how to identify an area of interest, how to create a Coordination Report, and view an example scenario of using the tool.

Download the User Guide