Balcony Solar in Washington
Washington's HB 2296 was enacted (Chapter 136, Laws of 2026) as a broader distributed-energy bill — but its plug-in solar provisions were stripped before passage. So Washington has no plug-in-solar-specific law.
Reviewed August 6, 2026 against primary sources. Laws change — the sources below let you re-check.
StatusStalled 2026
LawHB 2296 (Chapter 136, Laws 2026) — Expanding the use of distributed energy resources
What's still unsettled
- The plug-in solar provisions were removed; the enacted law does not cover balcony solar.
Before you buy in Washington
This bill did not pass, so there is no plug-in-solar-specific law in Washington right now — the state's default utility and electrical rules apply. And regardless, no plug-in kit sold in the US carries UL 3700 yet. What "UL 3700 certified" really means →