States OK Solar Panels for Balconies. Safety Guidelines Haven't Caught up. • Rhode Island Current

States OK solar panels for balconies. Safety guidelines haven't caught up. • Rhode Island Current

Over the past year and a half, a dozen states have embraced a new vision for solar power: small, cheap panels that can be hung from a balcony or porch, be plugged into a standard wall outlet and take a dent out of residents’ utility bills. These systems, known as balcony solar or plug-in solar, are attractive because they can be installed without permits, contractors or large investments.

States OK solar panels for balconies. Safety guidelines haven’t caught up.

Over the past year and a half, a dozen states have embraced a new vision for solar power: small, cheap panels that can be hung from a balcony or porch.

States OK balcony solar. Safety guidelines haven’t caught up.

CT and other states have passed legislation allowing small, cheap, plug-in solar panels that can be hung from a balcony or porch.

States OK solar panels for balconies. Safety guidelines haven't caught up.

Over the past year and a half, a dozen states have embraced a new vision for solar power: small, cheap panels that can be hung from a balcony or porch, be plugged into a standard wall outlet and take a dent out of residents’ utility bills.