Plug in.Point up.Power on

Saskatchewan puts Land of Living Skies on its licence plates. A sunny balcony or wall could put a little of that sky to work for your home. Plug-in solar would give more households a way to make some electricity themselves, including people without space for a rooftop system.

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.

SaskPower is a key place to bring the request for simpler connection rules. Small kits need requirements suited to household use. With much of Saskatchewan's electricity still coming from fossil fuels, making some solar electricity at home also has a local climate benefit to consider.

We're asking SaskPower to create a simple connection process for certified plug-in solar. Households should be able to understand the requirements before choosing a kit. Add your name to help make that option available in Saskatchewan.