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Board authorizes rulemaking to clarify C-46 solar contractorsrole on battery storage systems
Summary
The Contractors State License Board voted March 19 to initiate rulemaking to clarify when C-46 solar contractors may install, add to, and maintain battery energy storage systems, including authority to service previously installed systems; staff said key trade groups helped shape the language.
The Contractors State License Board on March 19 authorized staff to begin regulatory rulemaking to clarify when a C-46 solar contractor may install and maintain battery energy storage systems.
Chair Miguel Garsza introduced the item and said the proposal reflects several years of discussion; staff described new regulatory text that would allow C-46 licensees to install batteries when the work is within the scope of their previously installed systems and to perform maintenance and repair on systems they originally installed. Registrar…
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