California became the first state in the nation last year to require solar panels on newly built homes.
California to requiore solar panels on new homes.
The california energy commission voted unanimously 5 0 to recommend energy efficiency standards that are set to be added to state building regulations later this year effecting all construction.
There s no question that solar power is entering the mainstream but california is about to give it a giant boost.
The law requires all new homes to have solar panels.
California has become the first state in the country to require that all new houses have solar panels.
The state s energy commission voted 5 0 to approve the new rules which are.
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.
But it s starting to look like the mandate wasn t quite a mandate.
The mandate is aimed at reducing california s overall greenhouse gas emissions.
New homes built in california after jan.
State to approve plans to require newly built homes to include solar equipment.
A big change is coming to california s housing market in 2020.
When the energy commission approved the requirement for solar panels on new homes it also gave builders the option of supplying power from an off site community solar facility.