Renewable energy grants will pay off eventually Re: “Md. Spends $2.3m on renewable energy for $637,000 in savings,” Nov. 22

Your article was unarguably and disgracefully false, and the headline on the article itself was at best highly misleading. As the article makes clear, the $2.3 million Maryland spent in fiscal year 2011 on renewable energy grants to homeowners and small businesses yielded estimated savings of $637,000 IN ONE YEAR, or $3.2 million over five years. In fact, the grant projects are expected to yield total savings of $9.6 million over 15 years.