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CSLB authorizes rulemaking to clarify C46 solar contractors can install and maintain some battery systems

Contractors State License Board · April 3, 2026
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The Contractors State License Board on March 19 voted to begin rulemaking to clarify when C46 solar contractors may install, maintain and repair certain battery energy storage systems, directing staff to submit proposed regulatory text for state review and public comment.

The Contractors State License Board voted March 19 to initiate formal rulemaking to clarify when a Class C46 solar contractor may install, maintain and repair battery energy storage systems.

Chair Miguel Galarsa opened the discussion by noting the issue has returned to the board repeatedly since 2015 and that staff and stakeholders had worked toward consensus. Registrar Folk said the proposed language in the packet would ‘‘clarify when a C46 solar contractor may install a battery energy storage system’’ and that representatives of the California…

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