Is plug-in solar legal in the US?
There is no federal law specific to plug-in solar. What applies depends on your state and your electric utility.
- 8 enacted
- 3 passed the legislature, awaiting the governor
- 2 passed one chamber
- 7 in committee
- 4 no statute found
- 19 not yet checked
Enacted states
8 states have enacted laws specific to plug-in solar. These laws typically define a maximum output and a required product certification, and set whether a utility may require approval or notification. The terms are not identical from state to state, so the detail lives in each statute. Pages with the primary text read are available for Utah, Colorado, Virginia, New York, Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, and Connecticut.
Bills in progress
3 states have passed a bill through the legislature and it awaits the governor; 2 have passed one chamber; 7 are in committee. A bill sets nothing until it is enacted, so these rows record the stage reached and link to the legislature page. Status can change on the day a governor acts.
Where no statute was found, or a state is not yet checked
Where no state statute specific to plug-in solar was found, use is governed by your electric utility's interconnection rules and applicable electrical codes. A row marked Not yet checked means that state's legislature has not yet been read for this dataset. It does not mean no law exists.