Balcony Solar in Oregon
Oregon's HB 4080 covers portable solar photovoltaic energy devices and requires listing by UL or another testing laboratory. In the House Climate and Energy Committee.
Reviewed August 6, 2026 against primary sources. Laws change — the sources below let you re-check.
Would Oregon's bill require UL 3700?
No — the bill does not name UL 3700.
listed by Underwriters Laboratories or any other nationally recognized testing laboratory.
Requires listing by UL or another NRTL; does not name UL 3700.
Why this matters: “certified by UL” names an organization; “certified to UL 3700” names a plug-in-PV standard. They are not the same claim. Full explainer →
What's still unsettled
- In the House Climate and Energy Committee; not yet law.
Before you buy in Oregon
This bill is not law yet — until it passes and takes effect, Oregon's existing utility and electrical rules apply. Even once it passes, the gear has to actually be certified to what the law asks, and today no plug-in kit sold in the US carries UL 3700 yet. What "UL 3700 certified" really means →