California Requires Solar Panels On All Homes Bill

California already generates more electricity from solar power than any other state.

California requires solar panels on all homes bill.

The regulation will require all homes and apartments built after 2020 to have solar panels adding an. 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. The california energy commission estimated its rooftop solar requirement would save the average single family home about 35 per month with mortgage payments rising but energy bills falling even.

California has become the first state in the country to require that all new houses have solar panels. In a unanimous 5 0 vote wednesday the california energy commission approved the policy. The california building standards commission voted unanimously to approve new standards. 1 requiring all newly.

Mary louise kelly host. California became the first state in the country wednesday to require that new homes have solar panels on their roofs. Any new homes built in california after 2020 will have to be at least partially solar powered. But now a dramatic expansion is about to begin as new building codes take effect 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. When the energy commission approved the requirement for solar panels on new homes it also gave builders the option of supplying power from an off site community solar facility.