The mandate which takes effect in 2020 won unanimous approval of the.
California requires solar panels on all homes bill.
California already generates more electricity from solar power than any other state.
California became the first state in the country wednesday to require that new homes have solar panels on their roofs.
The mandate is aimed at reducing california s overall greenhouse gas.
In a unanimous 5 0 vote wednesday the california energy commission approved the policy.
The regulation will require all homes and apartments built after 2020 to have solar panels adding an.
Any new homes built in california after 2020 will have to be at least partially solar powered.
The california building standards commission voted unanimously to approve new standards.
But now a dramatic expansion is about to begin as new building codes take effect jan.
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.
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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.