California just made it legal to turn balconies into tiny power plants Matt Simon for Grist Oct 8, 2026 Oct 8, 2026 Updated 3 hrs ago 0 Tenants Kathrin Kother and Swen Bruske looking over their new balcony power plant with flower pots at their apartment in Taucha, Saxony, Germany. Hendrik Schmidt // picture alliance via Getty Images Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Matt Simon for Grist kAmpD 7C66 2?5 23F?52?E 2D DF?=:89E >2J 36[ 92C?6DD:?8 :ED A@H6C C6>2:?D DEF33@C?=J 5:77:4F=E 7@C 9@>6@H?6CD] (9:=6 E96 4@DE @7 D@=2C 6?6C8J 92D k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^@FCH@C=5:?52E2]@C8^52E2\:?D:89ED^D@=2C\A2?6=\AC:46D\92G6\72==6?\3J\2C@F?5\a_\6G6CJ\E:>6\8=@32=\42A24:EJ\5@F3=65QmA=F>>6E65 >@C6 E92? h_ A6C46?Ek^2m :? 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