California has become the first u s.
California to requiore solar panels on new homes.
New homes built in california after jan.
When the energy commission approved the requirement for solar panels on new homes it also gave builders the option of supplying power from an off site community solar facility.
California has become the first state in the country to require that all new houses have solar panels.
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.
There s no question that solar power is entering the mainstream but california is about to give it a giant boost.
The mandate is aimed at reducing california s overall greenhouse gas emissions.
California became the first state in the nation last year to require solar panels on newly built homes.
A big change is coming to california s housing market in 2020.
The state s energy commission voted 5 0 to approve the new rules which are.
But it s starting to look like the mandate wasn t quite a mandate.
State to approve plans to require newly built homes to include solar equipment.