California Passes Law To Install Solar Panel

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 passes law to install solar panel.

1 requiring all newly. Beginning in 2020 newly constructed homes must have solar panels which could be costly for homeowners. 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. On tuesday sebastapol a small town in the sonoma valley become the second city in the state to pass an ordinance requiring all new buildings and additions to put up solar voltaic panels.

California became the first state in the nation to make solar mandatory for new houses. The law ab 1208 authored by assemblymember phil ting d san francisco extends a prohibition on cities and counties taxing the energy generated by rooftop solar panels for use by homeowners and businesses. California already generates more electricity from solar power than any other state. But now a dramatic expansion is about to begin as new building codes take effect jan.

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.