California Must Put Solar Panels On New Homes

Make individual homes available with solar panels or build a shared solar power system serving a group of homes.

California must put solar panels on new homes.

This new green building mandate is part of a series of regulations aimed at helping california homebuilders comply with a larger mandate to. Some of our builders want to put solar on all of their homes. California to require all new homes to have solar panels starting in 2020 there will be intended and unintended consequences. California might not require solar panels on new homes after all.

When rooftop solar gets put on it. Lower emissions statewide lower energy bills and more solar jobs. Starting in 2020 all new homes in california must come with solar panels. California regulators wednesday approved a historic plan to mandate rooftop solar panels on most new single family homes built in the state.

The mandate which takes effect in 2020 won unanimous approval of the. On wednesday may 9 2018 the california energy commission cec voted unanimously to create a new mandate that does not need approval from the state legislature and requires rooftop solar panels be put on all new construction homes built after 2020. Solar systems must be sized to offset 100 of the home s electricity usage but homes can still use energy from other sources like gas. California became the first state in the country wednesday to require that new homes have solar panels on their roofs.

Under the new requirements builders must take one of two steps. 15 000 new homes a. California expected to mandate solar panels for new homes officials heralded the move as a historical undertaking that will be a beacon of light for the rest of the country. All new homes in california must come with solar panels.

6 6 of california homes now have solar panels. New homes built in ca after jan 1 2020 must be equipped with a solar electric system. Builders are getting ready alejandro deleon carries a solar panel as workers from home solar company sunrun install a.