Ca To Force All New Homes To Have Solar Panels

The mandate is aimed at reducing california s overall greenhouse gas emissions.

Ca to force all new homes to have solar panels.

14 2018 sacramento utility officials say their proposal is well within the rules of. 1 requiring all newly. Starting in 2020 all new homes in california must come with solar panels. California is the first state in the country to do so.

The law will reduce energy bills and emissions but it will raise the cost of a new home. A big change is coming to california s housing market in 2020. New homes built in california after jan. California already generates more electricity from solar power than any other state.

The new building standard unanimously. In a bid to reduce greenhouse gas emissions sunny california will require solar panels on all new homes and low rise apartment buildings starting in 2020. Builders are getting ready dec. But now a dramatic expansion is about to begin as new building codes take effect jan.