California Requires Solar Panels On All Homes Bill

California already generates more electricity from solar power than any other state.

California requires solar panels on all homes bill.

California has become the first state in the country to require that all new houses have solar panels. The regulation will require all homes and apartments built after 2020 to have solar panels adding an. But now a dramatic expansion is about to begin as new building codes take effect jan. California became the first state in the country wednesday to require that new homes have solar panels on their roofs.

By now you might have heard that california passed a law requiring all newly built homes to be equipped with a solar power system. Mary louise kelly host. 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 california building standards commission voted unanimously to approve new standards. In a unanimous 5 0 vote wednesday the california energy commission approved the policy. 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. Any new homes built in california after 2020 will have to be at least partially solar powered.

The mandate is aimed at reducing california s overall greenhouse gas. The mandate which takes effect in 2020 won unanimous approval of the.