California Close To Requiring Solar Panels On New Homes

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

California close to requiring solar panels on new homes. California s solar regulation already allowed new developments to be powered by an alternative option called community solar particularly in the case of apartment buildings or shaded homes. But now a dramatic expansion is about to begin as new building codes take effect jan. California has become the first state in the country to require that all new houses have solar panels. Solar panels will be a required feature on new houses in california after the state s building standards commission gave final approval to a housing rule that s the first of its kind in the united.

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. The law requires all new homes to have solar panels. California might not require solar panels on new homes after all nov. The mandate is aimed at reducing california s overall greenhouse gas.

11 2019 when the energy commission approved the requirement for solar panels on new homes it also gave builders the option. California regulators on wednesday unanimously approved a historic plan that will require most new homes in the state have rooftop solar panels that turn sunlight into electricity starting in 2020. California may start requiring solar panels on new homes and low rise apartment buildings built after 2020 the first such mandate nationwide and the state s latest step to. Starting in 2020 california will become the first state in the nation to require all newly built homes to be solar powered.

A big change is coming to california s housing market in 2020. And many developers are figuring out how to comply with the new rules. 1 requiring all newly.