California Requiring New Houses To Have Solar Panels

California gives final ok to require solar panels on new houses single and small multi family homes must include solar panels starting in 2020.

California requiring new houses to have solar panels.

Overall 6 6 of california homes now have solar panels. Lower emissions statewide lower energy bills and more solar jobs. California to require all new homes to have solar panels starting in 2020 there will be intended and unintended consequences. 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 became the first state in the country wednesday to require that new homes have solar panels on their roofs. Recent extreme weather events such as wildfires and. 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. Roughly 110 000 new housing units are built every year in california.

Developers are looking for ways to comply while keeping their homes affordable. 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. The law requires all new homes to have solar panels. 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.

How many new homes will get solar after jan. 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.