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Senate advances bill to allow portable plug-in solar devices, sets UL 3,700 standard
Summary
The Vermont Senate amended and advanced S.202, which would let residents use portable ‘‘plug‑in’’ solar panels subject to UL 3,700 performance and labeling standards, cap generation at 1,200 watts per meter, exempt devices from certificate-of-public-good review and bar net‑metered customers from using them; third reading was ordered after a 29‑0 vote.
The Senate advanced S.202 on the floor after a committee report that framed the bill as a way to let renters and condo residents generate renewable electricity with plug‑in solar panels while protecting safety and grid operations. Senator Watson, reporting for the Committee on Natural Resources and Energy, described the devices — sometimes called balcony or plug‑in solar — as “a solar panel that comes together with an inverter and a plug so that you can just plug the inverter into the wall, and the power generated by the solar panel helps to lower your electric consumption from the grid.”
S.202 would define portable solar devices, cap cumulative generation tied to a single electric meter at 1,200 watts (about three typical panels), exempt such devices from the usual…
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