California Requiring New Houses To Have Solar Panels

The state s energy commission is expected to approve new energy standards that.

California requiring new houses 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. The law requires all new homes to have solar panels. Starting in 2020 california will become the first state in the nation to require all newly built homes to be solar powered. California has become the first state in the country to require that all new houses have solar panels.

Solar systems must be sized to offset 100 of the home s electricity usage but homes can still use energy from other sources like gas. New homes built in california after jan. But now a dramatic expansion is about to begin as new building codes take effect jan. Solar panels will be a required feature on new houses in california after the state s building standards commission gave final approval to a housing rule that s the first of its kind in the united.

And many developers are figuring out how to comply with the new rules. 1 will require solar panels to be installed causing housing prices to rise but lowering. A big change is coming to california s housing market in 2020. California already generates more electricity from solar power than any other state.

The mandate is aimed at reducing california s overall greenhouse gas emissions. New homes built in ca after jan 1 2020 must be equipped with a solar electric system. California has approved a new requirement that houses in the state are built with solar power electric systems from 2020. There s no question that solar power is entering the mainstream but california is about to give it a giant boost.

When the energy commission approved the requirement for solar panels on new homes it also gave builders.