Plug and play solar is happening. The CNET News article: Thinking about solar? It's easier to start small by Martin LaMonica, gives a good state of the art snapshot of companies enabling plug and play solar.
CNET News also has a good set of images of the products mentioned in his article: Piecemeal solar panels (photos).
The CNET News article on the GreenRay Solar product AC solar panels: One step closer to DIY solar? by Martin LaMonica indicates it is designed for a home user to just plug it into the grid. The GreenRay Solar FAQs mention that the requirement for an A/C disconnect for each GreenRay branch-circuit varies by Authority Having Jurisdiction and they advise a check with the local installer.
Westinghouse Solar (was Andalay Solar) has a plug-and-play solar kit available at some Lowe's home-improvement stories in California. It is a panel, equipped with a microinverter from Enphase Energy, and a simplified wiring and racking system.
Ready Solar has a plug and play system named Solar in a Box.
The Solar Clover by Armageddon Energy will be hexagonal shaped panels which might make it easier to install on home roofs with protrusions and all the various odd roof angles. They expect their product to be available end of 2010.
Clarian Power expects their plug and play Sunfish to be available in 2011.
Martin LaMonica of CNET News appears to be closely following this market sector. The CNET News Green Tech RSS Feed appears to be a great source for plug and play solar power news.
