California Requiring Solar Panels On New Housing

The rules go into place in 2020 and are part of the state s ambitious efforts to cut greenhouse gas.

California requiring solar panels on new housing.

California has become the first state to require that new homes be built with 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 mandate is aimed at reducing california s overall greenhouse gas emissions. A big change is coming to california s housing market in 2020.

The solar power law does allow for some new homes to continue running on natural gas but california is hoping to reduce its gas dependence over time. California already generates more electricity from solar power than any other state. 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. 1 requiring all newly.

Today s unanimous vote was the culmination of more than two years of work by seia its partner. California is set to become the first state to require solar panels on all newly built single family houses. The mandate is expected to save buyers money in the long run but also raise their. By now you might have heard that california passed a law requiring all newly built homes to be equipped with a solar power system.

Solar energy industries association seia vice president of state affairs sean gallagher said. The law requires all new homes to have solar panels. 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 has become the first state in the country to require that all new houses have solar panels.

But it s starting to look like the mandate wasn t quite a mandate. But now a dramatic expansion is about to begin as new building codes take effect jan.