Earlier this month california became the first state to require all new homes to have solar power.
California mandates new homes have solar panels fortune magazine.
Californiaregulators wednesday approved a historic plan tomandate rooftop solar panels on most new single family homes built in the state.
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.
California is about to become the first state in the u s and possibly the first government in the world to require solar power installations on all new homes.
California has taken the final step to be the first state in the nation to require solar panels on new homes.
The california energy commission will.
The new standards were approved earlier this.
The mandate of adding solar panels onto all homes in california is expected to increase the prices of homes by 8 000 10 000.
The mandate which comes from the california energy commission cec will take effect in 2020 making solar power even more common in a state that already boasts about half the country s solar generating capacity.
The california building standards commission on wednesday unanimously upheld a may 9.
The california energy commission s action is expected to.
Critics of this recently passed plan say that increasing the costs of homes will continue to worsen that state s housing crisis.
New homes built in ca after jan 1 2020 must be equipped with a solar electric system.