California Law Requiring Solar Panels On New Homes

California has become the first state in the country to require that all new houses have solar panels.

California law requiring solar panels on new homes.

Californiaregulators wednesday approved a historic plan tomandate rooftop solar panels on most new single family homes built in the state. 1 will require solar panels to be installed causing housing prices to rise but lowering. 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.

Anne cusack los angeles times by sammy roth. A crew installs rooftop solar panels at a home in camarillo calif in 2013. But now a dramatic expansion is about to begin as new building codes take effect jan. A big change is coming to california s housing market in 2020.

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. The california energy commission voted unanimously 5 0 to recommend energy efficiency standards that are set to be added to state building regulations later this year effecting all construction. New homes built in california after jan. The california building standards commission cbsc has approved a new solar power law that requires houses built in the state from 2020 to include rooftop solar panels.

The mandate is aimed at reducing california s overall greenhouse gas emissions. California might not require solar panels on new homes after all. The california energy commission s action is expected to.