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California Legislature Passes Balcony Solar Bill

The bill would let homeowners and renters install small balcony solar systems without utility approval while requiring strict safety standards, supporters said.

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Californians could soon put solar panel kits on balconies and in backyards to lower their electric bills — without utility approval. On Wednesday, state lawmakers passed the Plug and Play Solar Act (Senate Bill 868) to legalize balcony solar , a form of DIY clean energy that’s taken off in Germany . The bill, which…

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(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Seol Won-tae = The U.S. state of California is allowing residents to install small 'plug-in solar power devices' on apartment balconies or backyards...

·Seoul, Korea (the Republic of)
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The California State Assembly voted to approve Senate Bill 868, an initiative that would allow state residents to use portable solar-generation devices with an output power of up to 1,200 W that connect to an electrical outlet in a home or department. The bill requires that such devices be used with the intention of compensating for the customer's electricity consumption on site and comply with the standards of the latest version of the National…

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연합뉴스-Yonhap News Agency broke the news in Seoul, Korea (the Republic of) on Wednesday, August 26, 2026.
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