May 3, 2007, Introduced by Reps. Miller, Accavitti, Kathleen Law, Robert Jones, Polidori and Gonzales and referred to the Committee on Energy and Technology.
A bill to amend 1980 PA 299, entitled
"Occupational code,"
(MCL 339.101 to 339.2721) by adding section 2411a.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 2411a. (1) Beginning the effective date of the amendatory
act that added this section, a residential builder offering for
sale a house, construction of which has not yet begun, shall offer
to the buyer the option of installing a photovoltaic system. The
offer shall disclose the total cost, including installation, of the
photovoltaic system and the estimated cost savings associated with
its use. The residential builder may cite the cost savings as
disclosed by the manufacturer of the system.
(2) As used in this section:
(a) "Photovoltaic cell" means an integrated device consisting
of layers of semiconductor materials and electric contacts capable
of converting incident light directly into electricity.
(b) "Photovoltaic module" means an assembly of interconnected
photovoltaic cells.
(c) "Photovoltaic system" means a solar energy device composed
of 1 or more photovoltaic cells or photovoltaic modules, an
inverter or other power conditioning unit designed to deliver power
of a selected current and voltage, wires, and other electrical
connectors in order to generate electricity, heat or cool a
residential structure, provide hot water for use in a residential
structure, or provide solar process heat. Batteries for power
storage may also be included in a photovoltaic system.