Plug in.Point up.Power on

Quebec has good reason to value its hydroelectricity. Plug-in solar would give households another way to take part in making power. For a renter with a sunny triplex balcony, a small kit could offer that choice without needing a roof of their own.

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.

Quebec already helps people plan EV charging in apartment and condo buildings. Making room for solar on a balcony also means working through building permissions and electrical requirements. We're asking for rules that make those steps clear for a small kit. That is the idea behind the campaign's call for le droit au solaire.

We're asking Quebec, through the Régie du bâtiment and Hydro-Québec, to create clear rules for certified plug-in solar. The aim is a droit au solaire that gives more households the choice to make a little electricity at home. Add your name to support that request.