Panel backs stakeholder amendment to create guardrails for plug‑in solar devices; asks DOE, utilities to continue work
After technical debate over UL standards, metering and inadvertent exports, the committee adopted a stakeholder amendment for SB 540 FN to set device standards, require consumer information and limit single‑meter export size; the bill passed Ought to Pass as amended 16–1.
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The Science, Technology and Energy Committee voted April 13 to advance Senate Bill 540 FN with a stakeholder‑draft amendment that aims to balance public safety and consumer access for plug‑in ("balcony" or portable) solar generation devices.
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