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  "schema_version": "1.0",
  "last_updated": "2026-08-23",
  "source": "https://pluginsolarhub.org/state-legality/",
  "disclaimer": "Informational, not legal advice. Plug-in solar law evolves fast; verify with your utility and state authority.",
  "license": {
    "name": "CC BY 4.0",
    "url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
    "attribution": "PlugInSolarHub (pluginsolarhub.org)"
  },
  "state": "Michigan",
  "slug": "michigan",
  "status": "general interconnection rules apply; HB 5764 introduced 2026-03-19 and pending in the House Energy Committee (not law)",
  "status_badge_verbatim": "Gray area, higher rates",
  "avg_rate_cents": 19,
  "main_utilities": [
    "DTE",
    "Consumers Energy"
  ],
  "page_url": "https://pluginsolarhub.org/state-legality/michigan/",
  "last_reviewed": "2026-08-23",
  "legislation": {
    "bill": "HB 5764",
    "status": "in_committee",
    "date": "2026-03-19",
    "effective": null,
    "max_watts": null,
    "cert_required": null,
    "signed_by": null,
    "source_url": "https://legislature.mi.gov/Bills/Bill?ObjectName=2026-HB-5764",
    "notes": "Amends 2008 PA 295 by adding sec. 115 on small portable solar generation devices. Introduced by Rep. Will Snyder 19 March 2026, read a first time and referred to the House Committee on Energy; 15 sponsors from both parties. Last recorded action 14 April 2026. Not reported out of committee. Verified against legislature.mi.gov on 23 August 2026."
  },
  "source_file": "/data/plug-in-solar-laws.json"
}