{"id":37,"date":"2026-09-21T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-21T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.room-vu.com\/thierryabelmortgage-com\/2026\/09\/21\/balcony-solar-could-be-californias-next-big-breakthrough\/"},"modified":"2026-09-21T09:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-09-21T09:00:00","slug":"balcony-solar-could-be-californias-next-big-breakthrough","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thierryabelmortgage.com\/blog\/2026\/09\/21\/balcony-solar-could-be-californias-next-big-breakthrough\/","title":{"rendered":"Balcony Solar Could Be California\u2019s Next Big Breakthrough"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"roomvu-news-container\">\n<p>There&#039;s an intriguing development on the horizon in California: lawmakers are considering a proposal that would allow both renters and homeowners to set up portable solar panels right on their apartment balconies\u2014and connect them directly to their household power. For those of us working through the intricacies of Bay Area homeownership and financing, this is more than just a tech upgrade. It\u2019s a potential game-changer for clients who may not have access to traditional rooftop solar, especially in multi-unit buildings. Over my 23 years helping buyers, I\u2019ve seen how the right innovation\u2014paired with smart financing\u2014can empower families to take control of their energy choices and monthly expenses. It\u2019s these kinds of solutions that can turn a complex real estate landscape into one filled with new opportunities.<\/p>\n<p>\t<a class=\"roomvu-news-continue\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mercurynews.com\/2026\/08\/28\/you-may-soon-be-able-to-put-a-solar-panel-on-your-apartment-balcony-in-california\/\"><\/p>\n<div>Continue to full article<\/div>\n<p>\t<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There&#039;s an intriguing development on the horizon in California: lawmakers are considering a proposal that would allow both renters and homeowners to set up portable solar panels right on their apartment balconies\u2014and connect them directly to their household power. For those of us working through the intricacies of Bay Area homeownership and financing, this is [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":415,"featured_media":79,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-37","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thierryabelmortgage.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thierryabelmortgage.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thierryabelmortgage.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thierryabelmortgage.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/415"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thierryabelmortgage.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=37"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.thierryabelmortgage.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thierryabelmortgage.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/79"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thierryabelmortgage.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=37"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thierryabelmortgage.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=37"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thierryabelmortgage.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=37"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}