California has become the first u s.
California to requiore solar panels on new homes.
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.
A big change is coming to california s housing market in 2020.
The state s energy commission voted 5 0 to approve the new rules which are.
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.
The law requires all new homes to have solar panels.
There s no question that solar power is entering the mainstream but california is about to give it a giant boost.
State to approve plans to require newly built homes to include solar equipment.
New homes built in california after jan.
The mandate is aimed at reducing california s overall greenhouse gas emissions.
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 state s energy commission is expected to approve new energy standards that.