California Solar Panel Requirement

California s 2019 building energy efficiency standards officially take effect on january 1 2020.

California solar panel requirement. Rooftop solar installers say the program would be a bad deal for many consumers. 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. Solar panels on a southern california home. Lennar currently outfits the vast majority of its california homes with solar panel systems kaiserman said but the mandate will force the builder to bump that up to 100.

California solar permitting guidebook improving permit review and approval for small solar systems state of california gavin c. Landmark building rules will be first in the nation solar requirement. Newsom governor governor s office of planning and research kate gordon director project managers trelynd bradley bowles governor s office of planning research leah fisher governor s office of planning. We ve just published our 2020 ca solar mandate calculator to help you figure out what size solar system you will need under the new requirements.

The solar pv requirement only applies to new buildings under three stories tall. Solar panels will be a required feature on virtually every new home built in california under a policy advanced wednesday by california regulators again putting the state in the forefront of. The california energy commission estimated its rooftop solar requirement would save the average single family home. The california solar mandate is part of an initiative by the california energy.

By now you might have heard that california passed a law requiring all newly built homes to be equipped with a solar power system. State law requires at least 50 percent of california s electricity to come from noncarbon producing sources by 2030. The law requires all new homes to have solar panels.