Socket Full of Sunshine Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 10851 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 10851 To amend the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to establish a Federal standard for States to consider measures to promote portable solar generation devices, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES October 19, 2026 Mr. Menendez introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to establish a Federal standard for States to consider measures to promote portable solar generation devices, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Socket Full of Sunshine Act''. SEC. 2. PORTABLE SOLAR GENERATION DEVICES. (a) Federal Standard.--Section 111(d) of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2621(d)) is amended by adding at the end the following: ``(22) Portable solar generation devices.-- ``(A) Consideration.--Each State shall consider measures to promote the use of portable solar generation devices, particularly those manufactured in the United States, including by-- ``(i) exempting portable solar generation devices from-- ``(I) any requirement to obtain or execute an interconnection agreement prior to operating the portable solar generation device; and ``(II) net metering program requirements; and ``(ii) prohibiting electric utilities from requiring an electric consumer using a portable solar generation device to-- ``(I) obtain the electric utility's approval prior to installing or using the portable solar generation device; ``(II) purchase insurance for use of the portable