California already generates more electricity from solar power than any other state.
California to require solar panel.
But now a dramatic expansion is about to begin as new building codes take effect jan.
The recommended energy efficiency standards will be added to building regulations and requirements at some point this year.
The mandate is aimed at reducing california s overall greenhouse gas emissions.
The law requires all new homes to have solar panels.
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.
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California becomes first state to require solar panels on new homes the vote by the california energy commission again puts the state at the forefront of government controls over climate warming.
California has become the first state in the country to require that all new houses have solar panels.