Lawmakers seek measure to make small-scale plug-in solar panels available to renters – Effingham Daily News

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Updated: March 30, 2026 @ 4:49 pm
Kavi Chintham of Voter Solar gestures at a 391-watt plug-in solar panel and battery at a Thursday news conference about a bill to expand access to plug-in solar panel systems. 

Kavi Chintham of Voter Solar gestures at a 391-watt plug-in solar panel and battery at a Thursday news conference about a bill to expand access to plug-in solar panel systems. 
A bill to make solar power more accessible to renters and others who face barriers to the alternative energy source is moving through the Illinois Senate.
The plug-in solar bill allows people to install small solar panel systems that can be plugged into normal wall outlets for personal use. Instead of a rooftop, the panels could be set up on a balcony, in a yard, or on a porch or patio.
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