General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5107
January Session, 2015 LCO No. 36
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Referred to Committee on PUBLIC SAFETY AND SECURITY
Introduced by:
REP. CASE, 63rd Dist.
General Assembly
Proposed Bill No. 5107
January Session, 2015
LCO No. 36
*00036*
Referred to Committee on PUBLIC SAFETY AND SECURITY
Introduced by:
REP. CASE, 63rd Dist.
AN ACT CONCERNING RESIDENTIAL SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIC INSTALLATIONS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
That chapter 541 of the general statutes be amended to require the State Building Code be revised to require a residential solar photovoltaic system be installed (1) with a switch, circuit breaker or other device on the outside of the residential building to disconnect the direct current conductors of such system, and (2) in a manner that maintains access to the roof by a firefighter.
Statement of Purpose:
To require accessible disconnection of residential solar panels and roof access for firefighters when installing residential solar panels.