California To Require Solar Panels On New Homes

California became the first state in the country wednesday to require that new homes have solar panels on their roofs.

California to require solar panels on new homes.

But it s starting to look like the mandate wasn t quite a mandate. 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 mandate which comes from the california energy commission cec will take effect in 2020 making solar power even more common in a state that already boasts about half the country s solar generating capacity. California became the first state in the nation last year to require solar panels on newly built homes.

A big change is coming to california s housing market in 2020. The california building standards commission voted unanimously to approve new standards. The recommended energy efficiency standards will be added to building regulations and requirements at some point this year. Solar panels will be a required feature on virtually every new home built in california under a policy advanced wednesday by california regulators again putting the state in the forefront of.

This mandate makes california the first state in the united states to require new construction homes to have solar panels increasing its efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. They require all new single family homes along with new multifamily residences up to three stories tall like condominiums to be constructed with solar panels on their roofs or powered by a. Any new homes built in california after 2020 will have to be at least partially solar powered. The mandate which takes effect in 2020 won unanimous approval of the.

New homes built in california after jan. Earlier this month california became the first state to require all new homes to have solar power.