California Closte Torequiring Solar Panels On New Homes

A new california law set to take effect in 2020 is expected to make the price of new homes in the state thousands of dollars more expensive.

California closte torequiring solar panels on new homes.

1 requiring all newly. The california energy commission s action is expected to. California may start requiring solar panels on new homes and low rise apartment buildings built after 2020 the first such mandate nationwide and the state s latest step to curb greenhouse gas. By now you might have heard that california passed a law requiring all newly built homes to be equipped with a solar power system.

But it s starting to look like the mandate wasn t quite a mandate. Solar panels will be a required feature on new houses in california after the state s building standards commission gave final approval to a housing rule that s the first of its kind in the united. But now a dramatic expansion is about to begin as new building codes take effect jan. Californiaregulators wednesday approved a historic plan tomandate rooftop solar panels on most new single family homes built in the state.

California became the first state in the nation last year to require solar panels on newly built homes. California law will require new homes to have solar panels by scott budman published december 27 2019 updated on december 27 2019 at 10 02 pm nbcuniversal inc. California already generates more electricity from solar power than any other state. 11 2019 when the energy commission approved the requirement for solar panels on new homes it also gave builders the option.

The california solar mandate is part of an initiative by the california energy commission to have at least 50 of the state s energy produced from clean energy sources by 2030.