Solar Power: Related Laws
U.S.
- U.S. Code > Title 42 > Chapter 71 - Solar Energy
- U.S. Code > Title 42 > Chapter 91 > Subchapter III > Part A - Demonstration of Solar Heating and Cooling in Federal Buildings
- 42 USC 16234 - Concentrating solar power research program
- 42 USC 16313 - Solar Fuels Research Initiative
- U.S. Code > Title 42 > Chapter 152 > Subchapter V > Part A - Solar Energy
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
- Arizona Laws 9-468. Solar construction permits; standards; definition
- Arizona Laws 11-323. Solar construction permits; standards; definition
- Arizona Laws 11-861.01. Single family residences; solar water heating requirement
- Arizona Laws > Title 32 > Chapter 10 > Article 4 - Qualification of Solar Contractors
- Arizona Laws 33-439. Restrictions on installation or use of solar energy devices invalid; exception
California
- California Civil Code 4746 - (a) When reviewing a request to install a solar energy system on ...
- California Codes > Government Code > Title 7 > Division 1 > Chapter 7.5 - Fees for Solar Energy Systems
- California Codes > Health and Safety Code > Division 31 > Part 7 - SOLAR AND ENERGY CONSERVATION MORTGAGE CORPORATION
- California Codes > Public Resources Code > Division 15 > Chapter 5.1 - Solar and Photovoltaic Systems
- California Codes > Public Resources Code > Division 15 > Chapter 8.8 - California Solar Initiative
Connecticut
- Connecticut General Statutes 7-147f - Considerations in determining appropriateness. Solar energy systems
- Connecticut General Statutes 16-245ff - Residential solar investment program
- Connecticut General Statutes 16-245gg - Master purchase agreement for solar home renewable energy credits
- Connecticut General Statutes 16-245nn - Residential solar photovoltaic system permit
- Connecticut General Statutes 16a-38q - Eligible photovoltaic contractors under solar photovoltaic rebate program
Florida
- Florida Statutes 163.3205 - Solar facility approval process
- Florida Statutes 163.32051 - Floating solar facilities
- Florida Statutes 288.041 - Solar energy industry; legislative findings and policy; promotional activities
- Florida Statutes 288.0415 - Solar energy; advancement; economic development strategy
- Florida Statutes 377.705 - Solar Energy Center; development of solar energy standards
Hawaii
- Hawaii Revised Statutes 196-6.5 - Solar water heater system required for new single-family residential construction
- Hawaii Revised Statutes 196-7 - Placement of solar energy devices
- Hawaii Revised Statutes 269-44 - Solar water heater system standards
- Hawaii Revised Statutes 481B-6 - Sale of solar energy devices; disclosure requirements
Idaho
- Idaho Code > Title 48 > Chapter 18 - Residential Solar Energy System Disclosure Act
- Idaho Code 55-615 - Solar Easements
Illinois
- Illinois Compiled Statutes > 30 ILCS 725 - Comprehensive Solar Energy Act of 1977
- Illinois Compiled Statutes > 35 ILCS 200 > Title 3 > Article 10 > Division 1 - Solar Energy Systems
- Illinois Compiled Statutes > 35 ILCS 200 > Title 3 > Article 10 > Division 20 - Commercial Solar Energy Systems
- Illinois Compiled Statutes > 525 ILCS 55 - Pollinator-Friendly Solar Site Act
Indiana
- Indiana Code 4-3-23.1-2. "Commercial solar project"
- Indiana Code 4-3-23.1-3. "Commercial solar regulation"
- Indiana Code 4-3-23.1-13. Certification as commercial solar energy ready community; application to office; determinations for certification; financial incentive for certified unit; annual reporting of energy generated
- Indiana Code 6-1.1-8-24.5. Solar land base rates; determination and release
- Indiana Code 6-1.1-12-26. Solar energy heating or cooling system
Iowa
- Iowa Code 422.11L - Solar energy system tax credits
- Iowa Code > Chapter 564A - Access to Solar Energy
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
- Louisiana Revised Statutes 9:1255 - Solar collectors; right of use
- Louisiana Revised Statutes 14:202.2 - Solar electric and solar thermal system contractors; solar tax credit fraud
- Louisiana Revised Statutes 30:1154 - Regulations governing solar power generation facilities; solar leases
- Louisiana Revised Statutes 30:1155 - Mass market deployment of solar systems; preparation; thermal systems
- Louisiana Revised Statutes 37:2156.3 - Installation of solar energy equipment and systems
Maine
- Maine Revised Statutes > Title 10 > Part 3 > Chapter 221 - Warranties for Sale and Installation of Solar Energy Equipment
- Maine Revised Statutes Title 30-A Sec. 3013 - Solar energy devices; ordinances
- Maine Revised Statutes > Title 33 > Chapter 28 - Solar Easements
- Maine Revised Statutes > Title 33 > Chapter 28-A - Solar Rights
- Maine Revised Statutes > Title 35-A > Part 3 > Chapter 34-B - the Maine Solar Energy Act
Massachusetts
- Massachusetts General Laws ch. 29 sec. 2LLLLL - Low-income services solar program
- Massachusetts General Laws ch. 40A sec. 9B - Solar access
- Massachusetts General Laws ch. 184 sec. 23C - Solar energy systems; installation or use; restrictive provisions
- Massachusetts General Laws ch. 187 sec. 1A - Solar easements
Michigan
Minnesota
- Minnesota Statutes 116C.7791 - Rebates for Solar Photovoltaic Modules
- Minnesota Statutes 116C.7792 - Solar Energy Production Incentive Program
- Minnesota Statutes 123B.572 - Solar Panel Fire Safety
- Minnesota Statutes 216B.1641 - Community Solar Garden
- Minnesota Statutes 216B.1642 - Solar Site Management
Missouri
- Missouri Laws 301.800 - Registration of solar-powered vehicle -- application -- license plate -- fees ..
- Missouri Laws 393.1665 - Utility-owned solar facilities in Missouri, investment in, when -- ..
- Missouri Laws 393.1670 - Solar rebates, amount -- limitations -- recovery of costs -- rulemaking ..
- Missouri Laws 442.012 - Solar energy is a property right -- eminent domain not permitted -- easement ..
Montana
Nebraska
- Nebraska Statutes 66-903. Solar energy, defined
- Nebraska Statutes 66-904. Solar energy collector, defined
- Nebraska Statutes 66-905. Solar energy system, defined
- Nebraska Statutes 66-906. Passive solar energy system, defined
- Nebraska Statutes 66-909. Solar agreement, defined
Nevada
- Nevada Revised Statutes 111.239 - Prohibition or restriction on use of system for obtaining solar energy on property
- Nevada Revised Statutes > Chapter 111 > Easement for Collection of Solar Energy
- Nevada Revised Statutes 278.0208 - Prohibition against prohibiting or unreasonably restricting use of system for obtaining solar energy
- Nevada Revised Statutes 396.7956 - Research concerning use of solar energy as source of power
- Nevada Revised Statutes 598.9808 - 'Solar installation company' defined
New Hampshire
- New Hampshire Revised Statutes 72:61 - Definition of Solar Energy Systems
- New Hampshire Revised Statutes 72:62 - Exemption for Solar Energy Systems
- New Hampshire Revised Statutes 477:50 - Creation of a Solar Skyspace Easement
- New Hampshire Revised Statutes 477:51 - Statutory Form of Solar Skyspace Easement
New Jersey
- New Jersey Statutes 13:1B-15.178. Standards for use of pollinator-friendly native plant species in grid supply solar facilities
- New Jersey Statutes 13:1E-229. "New Jersey Solar Panel Recycling Commission."
- New Jersey Statutes 13:18A-5.2. Solar panels not included in certain calculations relative to development in the pinelands
- New Jersey Statutes 13:18A-15.1. Rules, regulations providing for approval of development of solar, photovoltaic energy facility, structure on certain sites in the pinelands
- New Jersey Statutes 13:19-5.4. Solar panels not included in certain calculations relative to coastal development
New Mexico
- New Mexico Statutes 3-18-32. Limitation of county and municipal restrictions on solar collectors
- New Mexico Statutes 7-2-18.14. Solar market development tax credit; residential and small business solar thermal and photovoltaic market development tax credit
- New Mexico Statutes 7-2-18.31. New solar market development income tax credit
- New Mexico Statutes 7-9-112. Deduction; gross receipts; solar energy systems
- New Mexico Statutes 21-4-4. Establishment of a solar energy research park and academy
New York
- New York Laws > Energy > Article 12 - Solar Energy Products Warranty Act
- New York Laws > Real Property > Article 9-C - Solar Rights Act
- New York Laws > Real Property Tax > Article 4 > Title 4-C - Solar Electric Generating System and Electric Energy Storage Equipment Tax Abatement For Certain Properties In a City of One Million or More Persons
North Carolina
- North Carolina General Statutes > Chapter 22B > Article 3 - Deed Restrictions, Covenants, and Other Agreements Prohibiting Solar Collectors
- North Carolina General Statutes 62-126.8. Community solar energy facilities
- North Carolina General Statutes 160D-914. Solar collectors
North Dakota
- North Dakota Code 47-05-01.1 - Solar easement - Creation
- North Dakota Code 47-05-01.2 - Solar easement - Contents
Ohio
- Ohio Code 3318.112 - Standards for solar-ready equipment
- Ohio Code 3706.41 - Application for solar energy credits
- Ohio Code 3706.49 - Solar generation fund
- Ohio Code 3706.491 - Use of solar generation fund for administrative costs
- Ohio Code 3706.551 - Rereview of solar energy credit applications
Oregon
- Oregon Statutes 94.778 - Prohibition against installation of solar panels void and unenforceable
- Oregon Statutes > Chapter 105 > Solar Energy Easements
- Oregon Statutes 215.044 - Solar access ordinances; purpose; standards
- Oregon Statutes 215.047 - Effect of comprehensive plan and land use regulations on solar access ordinances
- Oregon Statutes 215.439 - Solar energy systems in residential or commercial zones
Rhode Island
- Rhode Island General Laws > Chapter 34-40 - Solar Easements
- Rhode Island General Laws 39-26.6-7. Solar project size categories
- Rhode Island General Laws 39-26.6-15. Bidding and incentive award processes for solar DG projects
- Rhode Island General Laws 39-26.6-26. Shared solar facilities
- Rhode Island General Laws > Chapter 39-26.8 - Residential Solar Energy Disclosure and Homeowners Bill of Rights Act
South Carolina
- South Carolina Code 12-6-3587. Purchase and installation of solar energy system for heating water, space heating, air cooling, or generating electricity
- South Carolina Code 12-6-3775. Solar energy tax credits
- South Carolina Code > Title 50 > Chapter 4 - South Carolina Solar Habitat Act
- South Carolina Code 58-41-40. Neighborhood community solar programs; review of programs; recovery of costs
Tennessee
- Tennessee Code 4-10-116 - Study on utility-scale solar energy development
- Tennessee Code 13-19-102 - Application - Utilization of solar hot water heating systems
- Tennessee Code 13-23-116 - Insured construction loans for development or rehabilitation - Loans for energy-saving improvements and solar water heaters - Energy use considered in making loans
- Tennessee Code > Title 66 > Chapter 9 > Part 2 - Solar Access Law of 1979
Texas
- Texas Local Government Code 214.221 - Regulation of Solar Pergolas
- Texas Local Government Code Chapter 229 > Subchapter C - Regulation of Solar Energy Devices
- Texas Property Code 202.010 - Regulation of Solar Energy Devices
- Texas Tax Code 23.26 - Solar Energy Property
- Texas Tax Code 171.056 - Exemption--Corporation With Business Interest in Solar Energy Devices
Utah
- Utah Code > Title 13 > Chapter 52 - Residential Solar Energy Disclosure Act
- Utah Code 54-17-807. Solar photovoltaic or thermal solar energy facilities
- Utah Code > Title 57 > Chapter 8a > Part 7 - Solar Access
- Utah Code > Title 57 > Chapter 13 - Solar Easements
- Utah Code 59-10-1024. Nonrefundable tax credit for qualifying solar projects
Vermont
Virginia
- Virginia Code 15.2-2103.1: Solar services agreements; nondisclosure of proprietary information.
- Virginia Code 15.2-2209.1:2: Extension of land use approvals for solar photovoltaic projects.
- Virginia Code 15.2-2241.2: Bonding provisions for decommissioning of solar energy equipment, facilities, or devices.
- Virginia Code 15.2-2288.7: Local regulation of solar facilities.
- Virginia Code 15.2-2288.8: Special exceptions for solar photovoltaic projects.
Washington
- Washington Code 35.63.015 - "Solar energy system" defined
- Washington Code 35A.63.015 - "Solar energy system" defined
- Washington Code 36.70.025 - "Solar energy system" defined
- Washington Code 64.04.140 - Legislative declaration -- Solar energy systems -- Solar easements authorized
- Washington Code 64.04.150 - Solar easements -- Definitions