In short: Plug-in solar kits stop at 360 watts because that is the most power a standard US wall outlet can safely carry, not a legal limit. Your state may allow far more (1,200 watts or higher), but reaching those caps takes a dedicated circuit and an electrician, not a plug.

In short: Yes. Plug-in solar is safe to use when it is set up correctly. The systems have an automatic feature that cuts the power almost instantly if anything goes wrong, they plug into a ground-fault-protected outdoor outlet, and the small kits draw so little that they stay within the safety margin your home’s circuits are already built around. Millions of these systems are in daily use across Europe with no documented history of safety incidents. Because plug-in solar is n