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SF3873 • 2026

Installation and operation regulation of a plug-in solar photovoltaic device

Installation and operation regulation of a plug-in solar photovoltaic device

Energy
Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Kupec, McEwen, Putnam
Last action
2026-03-12
Official status
Author added Putnam
Effective date
Not listed

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Installation and operation regulation of a plug-in solar photovoltaic device

Installation and operation regulation of a plug-in solar photovoltaic device

What This Bill Does

  • Installation and operation regulation of a plug-in solar photovoltaic device

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Bill History

  1. 2026-03-12 House

    Author added Putnam

  2. 2026-02-26 House

    Introduction and first reading

Official Summary Text

Installation and operation regulation of a plug-in solar photovoltaic device

Current Bill Text

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A bill for an act

relating to energy; regulating the installation and operation of a plug-in solar

photovoltaic device; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter

216B.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

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[216B.2429] PLUG-IN SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICE.

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Subdivision 1.

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Definitions.

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(a) "Energy storage system" has the meaning given in section

216B.2422, subdivision 1.

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(b) "Photovoltaic device" has the meaning given in section 216C.06, subdivision 16.

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(c) "Plug-in solar photovoltaic device" means a portable photovoltaic device that:

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(1) is intended primarily to offset a portion of a customer's electricity consumption;

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(2) has a maximum power output of 1,200 watts;

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(3) is capable of being connected with an on-site energy storage system; and

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(4) is listed or certified as compliant with the requirements for interactive plug-in

photovoltaic equipment and systems by a testing laboratory that is recognized under the

federal Occupational Health and Safety Agency's Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory

program to certify photovoltaic equipment and systems.

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Subd. 2.

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Exemptions.

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(a) A plug-in solar photovoltaic device is exempt from:

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(1) a requirement to enter an interconnection agreement with an electric utility;

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(2) the net metering provisions under section 216B.164; and

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(3) a fee, condition, approval, or reporting requirement that an electric utility imposes

with respect to the plug-in solar photovoltaic device's installation or operation.

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(b) An electric utility is not liable for damage or injury caused by a plug-in solar

photovoltaic device.

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EFFECTIVE DATE.

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This section is effective the day following final enactment.

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