Colorado law expands access to plug-in solar panels
A new law in Colorado will expand access to solar panels by legalizing small, portable plug-in units, which can produce up to nearly 2,000 watts of energy. The bill will also make it illegal to prevent the installation, use or operation of a portable solar device. It requires utilities to create clear, timely processes for approving and installing meter collar adapters, devices used to integrate solar panels and batteries into electrical panels.
“[The bill] brings solar power into the possibility for lower-income, middle-income people and renters who were never able to do it before,” said Mike Lotte, who lobbied for the bill as part of Third Act Colorado, an environmental organization for those 60 and up.
