Balcony Solar Installations Will Soon Be Legal In America's Most Populous State

California will allow up to 1,200W installations, but panels must be certified by an outside safety organization.

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California has joined nine other US states in approving plug-in solar installations, more commonly known as balcony solar. The Plug and Play Solar Act was passed with overwhelming bipartisan support and signed into law by governor Gavin Newsom on September 30th. "These small, easy-to-use solar panels will give everyone, including renters, the relief they desperately need on our outrageous energy bills,"…