State law · Minnesota
Minnesota has no plug-in solar law in force as of October 14, 2026. SF 4504 did not pass in 2026 and is expected to return in the 2027 session. Its proposed exemptions are not permission to connect a balcony solar kit today.
SF 4504 was deferred to the 2027 session; there is no state plug-in solar law yet.
Checked October 14, 2026
419 kWh used at home × 16.25¢ = $68.02; 331 kWh sent to the grid unpaid, 2 kWh lost to the inverter limit. At Minnesota's average rate (EIA).
Residential average, January to July 2026 (EIA Electric Power Monthly).
Open the calculatorSize limitBright Saver indicates no maximum (N/A) while the bill text sets a 1,200 watt maximum.
SF 4504 remains a proposal, with the Minnesota legislature listing its latest action as “Deferred to 2027.” The Bright Saver tracker reports the same status. The bill's proposed rules are not in force.
The bill sets a maximum power output of 1,200 W, but does not say whether this is AC or DC output. Sources disagree here: Bright Saver lists the maximum as N/A, while the legislature's bill text specifies 1,200 W. The bill would require the system to be “listed or certified to UL 3700” and installed according to the manufacturer's instructions.
If passed as written, the bill would exempt qualifying devices from an interconnection agreement and net metering provisions, so export compensation would not be required. It would prohibit utility fees, conditions, approvals and reporting requirements except for its specified registration provision. That provision says an electric utility “may require a customer to register” a device.
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Before buying a grid-connected kit, ask your utility what requirements apply now; do not rely on SF 4504's proposed exemptions. If you rent or have an HOA, confirm permission for your intended placement. The bill provisions described here do not establish landlord or HOA permission, and a product's certification does not make the proposal law.
For a future permitted installation, the calculator gives 752 kWh in a typical year for a south-facing, vertical kit with 800 W of panels and an 800 W inverter limit near Minnesota's population center. With a 164 W home base load, 419 kWh is used at home, worth $68 a year at 16.25 cents/kWh, with no payment assumed for exports. The same kit tilted at 30° produces 1,057 kWh and saves $81 a year.
No. As checked October 14, 2026, it did not pass in 2026 and is expected to return in 2027.
The proposal allows a utility to require registration. That is a proposed rule, not an exemption you can use today; ask your utility about its present requirements.
SF 4504 would require the system to be listed or certified to UL 3700. It would also require installation according to the manufacturer's instructions.