California Requiring New Houses To Have Solar Panels

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 requiring new houses to have solar panels.

The energy commission voted in may 2018 to require that most new single family homes as well as multifamily residential buildings up to three stories be built with solar panels. California to require all new homes to have solar panels starting in 2020 there will be intended and unintended consequences. Developers are looking for ways to comply while keeping their homes affordable. Sacramento long a leader and trendsetter in its clean energy goals california took a giant step on wednesday becoming the first state to require all new homes to have solar power.

California is requiring all newly constructed homes to have solar panels starting in 2020. Overall 6 6 of california homes now have solar panels. The law requires all new homes to have solar panels. 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.

How many new homes will get solar after jan. 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. California law will require new homes to have solar panels by scott budman published december 27 2019 updated on december 27 2019 at 10 02 pm nbcuniversal inc. The mandate which takes effect in 2020 won unanimous approval of the.

Roughly 110 000 new housing units are built every year in california. California gives final ok to require solar panels on new houses single and small multi family homes must include solar panels starting in 2020.