Plug in.Point up.Power on

For many people in BC, home is an apartment or a condo. A sunny balcony may be the space they have for solar. A small kit could give more households a way to make some electricity at home, including people who don't own a roof.

A plug-in solar kit uses small panels to make electricity for your home. A device called a microinverter converts that power for use in your home's wiring. Kits can mount on a balcony, a wall or a railing and connect through a regular wall outlet. Germany has more than a million of them. We're working to make certified kits an option here.

BC already has a useful example in its rules for EV chargers in strata buildings. Those rules limit when a strata can refuse a request. Solar needs attention too, both to the electrical rules and to permission to put panels on a building. Plug-in solar has already been raised in the Legislature.

We're asking the province to build on its approach to EV chargers and create a clear route for certified plug-in solar. The request covers both connecting a kit and getting a fair hearing from a strata. Add your name to help make room for solar in more BC homes.