More than 24 US states are considering bills that would make it easier for households to adopt #pluginsolar. #Illinois could be next to pass onepluginpv://www.canarymedia.com/articles/solar/balcony-solar-bill-gains-momentum-illinois
And in #California the bill for #pluginpv has passed unanimously out of the California Senate's Energy, Utilities, and Communications Committee: https://www.pv-tech.org/california-moves-ahead-with-balcony-solar-bill/
We can have hope for #pluginpv progress in the #UK: Energy Secretary Ed #Miliband will/has/is:
“Announcing that “plug-in solar”, low cost solar panels that families can buy at supermarkets and put on their balconies or outdoor space, will be made available in the UK (…) The Government will work at pace with the relevant bodies, consumer groups and industry to introduce new standards and amend regulations to get these onto the market as soon as possible.”
If you ask, we are ready to support the work for such standards!
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/government-to-go-further-and-faster-in-becoming-energy-secure
Because it's difficult to track, where #pluginpv is legal in the #US 🇺🇸 and where we still need some legislative work, there is now a webpage dedicated to inform consumers.
What American utilities say happens when you install #pluginpv vs. what actually happens 🔙 the meter runs backwards!
https://www.npr.org/2026/03/12/nx-s1-5737287/solar-panels-utilities-energy-saving
For our website https://balkon.solar im collecting integrations and recipes for combining #HomeAssistant and #PlugInPv or small plug in batteries.
Is there anything I should include?
Tipps for #pluginpv in english on our website: https://balkon.solar/news/2022/12/11/introduction-to-plug-in-solar-or-plug-pv/
We have one solution for high #EnergyPrices and lack of #EnergySecurity in the coming #EnergyCrisis: Solar on the balcony, roof, fence and beyond.
Lacey Shaver gives a good overview of what has to happen in the US to make the adoption of #pluginpv easy.
"In many European countries, renters are guaranteed the right to install plug-in solar systems, expanding access (...) preventing discrimination by landlords. https://www.wri.org/insights/enabling-plug-in-solar-states
WyoFile reports the #pluginpv draft legislation in #Wyoming (House Bill 14) that would have cleared issues around #balconysolar died on the committee stage.
Apparently (unfounded) safety concerns such as overheating wires or #linemen getting zapped (a special American fear) stopped the legislation.
But the Republican committee chair thinks “there’s nothing prohibiting the use of them” (right now).
https://wyofile.com/lawmakers-pull-the-cord-on-plug-in-solar-bill/
The NYT reports that lawmakers in 24 US states are considering legislation that would legalize #pluginpv!
Slowly #Australia seems to be advancing toward legalising #pluginpv!
Same Discussion as in the #US and #UK: “His lab confirmed the maximum power injected into the circuit is less than 800 watts, or two panels, the maximum that German law allows and which could be a useful guide for Australia.”
Again many of the fears mentioned in the article: fire, no regulation, no standard, have been overcome or proven to be no problem in Germany - the country that is usually stereotyped to be rule abiding and full of “Verboten”!
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