Hogan’s order forms a task force that consists primarily of cabinet officials but also includes representatives from local government and the renewable energy industry.

The group must complete an initial report by December that will recommend new state laws on selecting renewable energy sites.

The administration also announced $4 million in grants to encourage solar and wind arrays on roofs, parking lots, contaminated brownfield sites and other existing infrastructure, with an eye toward erecting panels on state- and university-owned property.

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In recent years, zoning fights have stalled renewable energy projects or led to moratoriums in several places in the state.

But Maryland’s highest court ruled last month that state energy regulators — and not local governments — have final say over the placement of solar and wind farms. The case decided by the Maryland Court of Appeals stemmed from a disagreement in rural Western Maryland over a 42,000-panel project on 86 acres in Washington County. Among other complaints, neighbors said the project would obstruct their views.

Michael Ricci, a spokesman for the governor, said task force plans were underway before the court case was decided.

Hogan named a former Washington County commissioner, Greg Snook, to chair the task force.

The Democratic-majority General Assembly passed a law in 2016 requiring renewable sources to make up a quarter of the state’s electricity by the end of next year.

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This year, the legislature increased the goal to 50 percent by 2030 and enhanced subsidies to help achieve it. Ten other states and D.C. also have laws with a threshold of 50 percent or higher, according to the Chesapeake Climate Action Network.

Hogan vetoed the 2016 legislation, citing the potential for rate increases, and was overridden by the General Assembly.