California Requiring New Houses 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.

California requiring new houses to have solar panels. How many new homes will get solar after jan. California is requiring all newly constructed homes to have solar panels starting in 2020. By now you might have heard that california passed a law requiring all newly built homes to be equipped with a solar power system. California gives final ok to require solar panels on new houses single and small multi family homes must include solar panels starting in 2020.

Lower emissions statewide lower energy bills and more solar jobs. Roughly 110 000 new housing units are built every year in california. California to require all new homes to have solar panels starting in 2020 there will be intended and unintended consequences. 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. 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 mandate which takes effect in 2020 won unanimous approval of the. 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 law requires all new homes to have solar panels. California became the first state in the country wednesday to require that new homes have solar panels on their roofs.