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"Summer is only just coming to a close, but this year’s top clean energy
trendsetter is already clear.
At the start of 2026, you may never have even heard of balcony solar. The
panels have long been staples in Germany, where residents quite literally hang
them off their balconies and plug them into standard wall outlets, cutting
their use of power from the grid and their electric bills. But in the U.S.,
only one state — Utah — had explicitly legalized use of the tech as of the
beginning of this year.
It turns out balcony solar was just waiting for its moment in the sun — a
moment that arrived in 2026 as Americans searched for ways to reduce their
skyrocketing power bills.
More than two dozen state legislatures had introduced balcony solar bills as of
February, and several started legalizing the systems throughout the year.
Virginia became the second state to allow plug-in panels in April, and Colorado
and states across the Northeast soon followed suit. Today, nine states have
balcony solar laws on the books, and three have passed bills that await their
governors’ signatures."
Via Christoph S.
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
