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 law requiring solar panels on new homes.
The california energy commission s action is expected to.
But now a dramatic expansion is about to begin as new building codes take effect jan.
California might not require solar panels on new homes after all.
Anne cusack los angeles times by sammy roth.
The law requires all new homes to have solar panels.
A big change is coming to california s housing market in 2020.
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.
A crew installs rooftop solar panels at a home in camarillo calif in 2013.
Californiaregulators wednesday approved a historic plan tomandate rooftop solar panels on most new single family homes built in the state.
California already generates more electricity from solar power than any other state.
California has become the first state in the country to require that all new houses have solar panels.
The mandate is aimed at reducing california s overall greenhouse gas emissions.
The california energy commission voted unanimously 5 0 to recommend energy efficiency standards that are set to be added to state building regulations later this year effecting all construction.
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