Solar Panels Mandatory On All New Homes

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Solar panels mandatory on all new homes.

The law requires all new homes to have solar panels. 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. The law will reduce energy bills and emissions but it will raise the cost of a new home. By now you might have heard that california passed a law requiring all newly built homes to be equipped with a solar power system.

California lawmakers on wednesday officially approved a measure that mandates all homes built in the golden state in 2020 and beyond be solar powered. 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. They require all new single family homes along with new multifamily residences up to three stories tall like condominiums to be constructed with solar panels on their roofs or powered by a. California is the first state in the country to do so.