Virginia is Second State to Legalize Balcony Solar. Who'll be Third?
What’s New: We’ve been tracking the national plug-in/balcony solar movement for weeks, so if you’d like to catch up on how balcony solar works and what’s holding it back, we’ve included links to the past four episodes in the “Sources" section of today’s Substack email. The “permissionless” solar movement is moving fast. On March 11, 2026, Virginia’s House unanimously (96 yes’s, 0 no’s) passed a bill to legalize balcony solar, officially making them the second state to do so. The bill now awaits Governor Abigail Spanberger’s signature. Spanberger ran on an energy affordability platform last…
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