Plug-in solar is not legal in California yet. SB 868 was signed on September 30, 2026 and takes effect January 1, 2027. Until that date the existing utility interconnection rules still apply. Reserving a kit here costs nothing, commits you to nothing, and is not a purchase. See where the law stands →

Plug-in solar kits for California

A panel on a balcony, a patio or a fence, plugged into an ordinary wall outlet. No installer, no roof, no permit, no utility application. From January 1, 2027 California law treats these as appliances rather than power plants. These are the kits we can get, at the price we can get them for.

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1,200 W
AC output cap per home under SB 868
$0
Permit and interconnection fees
Jan 1, 2027
First day one can legally be used here
UL 3700
The certification the law effectively requires

Compare plug-in kits

Prices are for the kit itself. There is no install line because there is no installer — you unbox it, clamp it to a railing and plug it in. Every kit listed is certified as a plug-in photovoltaic system, which is what SB 868 requires, and shuts itself off the moment the grid goes down.

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How reserving one works

1

You reserve a kit

Pick a kit, tell us how many and where it would go. No card, no deposit, no contract. A reservation is a place in line and a price we will hold to, nothing more.

2

We confirm the fit

We check the kit suits where you are putting it — which way it faces, what shades it, whether your outlet is on a circuit that can take it. If it does not suit you, we say so rather than shipping it.

3

It ships after January 1

We contact you to complete the order once SB 868 is in effect. That is the first date a plug-in system can legally be used in California, so it is the first date we will take money for one.

4

You plug it in

No electrician and no permit. Your utility may ask you to register the make, model and size, but registration is not an approval and cannot be used to stop you.

Own a roof instead? Rooftop solar is legal today and a different scale of thing entirely. Compare rooftop quotes →