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Coming up: dates that change what you can buy or use

Laws and rules that change what's legal or what it costs, in date order.

Next

  1. Alexandria, Virginia's ban on using gas leaf blowers starts.
  2. Plug-in solar becomes legal in California, Virginia and New Hampshire. Colorado's protections for renters and HOA members start.
  3. Gas leaf blower bans start in San Mateo and Burbank, California.
  4. New Jersey's plug-in solar law takes effect (about six months after signing).
  5. Portland, Oregon and Ann Arbor, Michigan move to year-round gas leaf blower bans.
  6. A 2024 federal rule would require far more efficient light bulbs (about 120 lumens per watt), ending most CFL sales.
  7. California's plug-in solar exemption from utility approval expires unless extended.

Already happened

  1. Connecticut's plug-in solar law took effect.
  2. California signed SB 868, its plug-in solar law.
  3. Colorado's plug-in solar law took effect with the highest cap so far, 1,920 W.
  4. Maine's plug-in solar law took effect (420 W without an electrician).
  5. Maryland and Vermont plug-in solar laws took effect.
  6. The federal EV charger credit (30C) ended for chargers placed in service after this date.
  7. San Francisco's citywide ban on gas landscaping equipment took full effect.
  8. Federal tax credits for home efficiency upgrades (25C) and home solar and batteries (25D) ended for 2026 projects.
  9. Utah's plug-in solar law took effect, the first in the US.