California Close To 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 close to requiring solar panels on new homes.

Starting in 2020 california will become the first state in the nation to require all newly built homes to be solar powered. California regulators on wednesday unanimously approved a historic plan that will require most new homes in the state have rooftop solar panels that turn sunlight into electricity starting in 2020. Solar panels will be a required feature on new houses in california after the state s building standards commission gave final approval to a housing rule that s the first of its kind in the united. And many developers are figuring out how to comply with the new rules.

11 2019 when the energy commission approved the requirement for solar panels on new homes it also gave builders the option. 1 will require solar panels to be installed causing housing prices to rise but lowering. The mandate is aimed at reducing california s overall greenhouse gas. Mary louise kelly host.

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 might not require solar panels on new homes after all nov. 1 requiring all newly. A big change is coming to california s housing market in 2020.

But now a dramatic expansion is about to begin as new building codes take effect jan. California may start requiring solar panels on new homes and low rise apartment buildings built after 2020 the first such mandate nationwide and the state s latest step to. California already generates more electricity from solar power than any other state.