New Jersey legalizes plug-in balcony solar, removing local barriers
Source: The Next Web
New Jersey is preempting local permitting requirements for small solar installations up to 1,200W. The law addresses a real constraint: neighborhood-level veto power over distributed energy infrastructure slowed adoption. More significant is the explicit protection against landlord interference. Renters now can pursue rooftop solar without property owner consent—opening energy economics to the 43% of Americans in rental housing previously locked out. The reclassification matters most. By standardizing these micro-installations as "plug-and-play" rather than construction projects, New Jersey bypasses the permitting apparatus that made solar adoption legalistic and expensive.