Socket Full of Sunshine Act

(a) Establishment. The Secretary shall establish and carry out a program to award grants to States to establish and carry out a point-of-sale rebate program under which rebates shall be provided to assist low- or moderate-income households with the purchase of a portable solar generation device.

(b) Application. A State seeking a grant under the program established by the Secretary under subsection (a) shall submit to the Secretary an application that includes a plan to implement a point-of-sale rebate program described in subsection (a), including—

(1) a plan to verify the income eligibility of households seeking a rebate for a portable solar generation device;

(2) a plan to allow rebates for portable solar generation devices at the point of sale in a manner that ensures that the income eligibility of a household seeking a rebate may be verified at the point of sale;

(3) a plan to prioritize renters, multifamily residents, and high-energy burdened communities;

(4) a plan to ensure that a household does not receive a rebate for the same portable solar generation device through both a point-of-sale rebate program described in subsection (a) and any other Federal grant or rebate program; and

(5) any additional information that the Secretary may require.

(c) Guidelines. The Secretary shall prescribe guidelines for point-of-sale rebate programs described in subsection (a).

(d) Amount of rebate. The amount of a rebate provided under a point-of-sale rebate program described in subsection (a) for the purchase of a portable solar generation device shall be not more than $1,000.

(e) Buy America requirements. A rebate may be provided for a portable solar generation device under a point-of-sale rebate program described in subsection (a) only if the portable solar generation device—

(1) was manufactured in the United States; and

(2) the cost of the components of the portable solar generation device that are mined, produced, or manufactured in the United States is greater than 55 percent of the total cost of all components of the portable solar generation device, unless another standard for determining the minimum amount of domestic content of the portable solar generation device has been established under applicable law or regulation.

(f) Protection for tenants

(1) In general. A State may only receive a grant under this section if, subject to paragraph (2), the State prohibits landlords from prohibiting a tenant who is responsible for payment of the electric service used within the tenant’s leased premises from—

(A) utilizing a portable solar generation device; or

(B) placing a portable solar generation device on the exterior of, or within, the tenant’s leased premises, including any leased balcony or patio.

(2) Reasonable restrictions. A State receiving a grant under this section may—

(A) authorize a landlord to establish reasonable restrictions concerning the physical dimension, placement, or manner of placement of a portable solar generation device on the leased premises of the tenant’s accessible exterior, including the balcony, patio, and exterior wall surfaces; or

(B) require a tenant to provide written notice and other documentation the State determines appropriate to the landlord or any other person the State determines necessary, regarding the tenant’s intended use of a portable solar generation device.

(g) Authorization of appropriations. There is authorized to be appropriated $100,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2027 through 2032 to carry out this section, of which not more than 10 percent may be used for administrative and outreach purposes.