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Experts brief committee on emerging standards for portable and plug‑in solar
Summary
PNNL experts told the committee that recent standards (including a newly published UL 3700) and NEC revisions provide a pathway for safe portable ('balcony') solar but that certified devices are not yet common and code updates follow multi‑year cycles.
The Environment, Energy, and Technology Committee’s work session reviewed codes, standards and certification pathways for connecting portable and plug‑in solar systems to homes, businesses and the electric grid.
Jeremiah Miller of the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory said the safety and reliability regime for distributed energy resources stacks several standards: the National Electric Code (NEC) governs installation, UL standards (for example, UL 1741 and the newer UL 3141) provide product…
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