The Plug and Play Solar Act, which passed on a 35-1 vote, would allow portable solar generation devices with up to 1,200 W of output to connect to a building through a standard outlet. The bill now ...

Responding to increased state-level interest in plug-in solar, a nonprofit group has published an in-depth guidebook to help state policymakers navigate the path to allowing households to use the ...

Plug-in solar panels could soon give households a simpler way to generate their own electricity, without paying for a full rooftop solar installation. Instead of a large array of panels fixed to the ...

California lawmakers just moved a step closer to making plug-in solar easier to use at home. As pv magazine reported, the state Senate passed SB 868, dubbed the "Plug And Play Solar Act," on a ...

A bill in the Minnesota Legislature would establish regulations for plug-in solar devices. The devices are also known as balcony solar and let owners place a small solar array outside near an outlet ...

Monofacial PERC and TOPCon modules saw consistent prices in Europe in November. Image: SolarPower Europe. The average price of several types of solar PV modules remained stable in Europe in November, ...

Kiwa PI Berlin’s quality assurance auditing of module production facilities has revealed rising quality deficiencies. Image: Kiwa PI Berlin PV module defects are increasing as manufacturers struggle ...

Solar is helping rescue Europeans from the soaring cost of fossil fuels, but experts warn that energy bills may still ...