California Requiring Solar Panels On New Housing

California has become the first state in the country to require that all new houses have solar panels.

California requiring solar panels on new housing.

California is set to become the first state to require solar panels on all newly built single family houses. 1 will require solar panels to be installed causing housing prices to rise but lowering. The law requires all new homes to have solar panels. By now you might have heard that california passed a law requiring all newly built homes to be equipped with a solar power system.

The rules go into place in 2020 and are part of the state s ambitious efforts to cut greenhouse gas. A big change is coming to california s housing market in 2020. California became the first state in the nation last year to require solar panels on newly built homes. Today s unanimous vote was the culmination of more than two years of work by seia its partner.

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. New homes built in california after 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. Solar energy industries association seia vice president of state affairs sean gallagher said.

The mandate is expected to save buyers money in the long run but also raise their. The mandate is aimed at reducing california s overall greenhouse gas emissions. But it s starting to look like the mandate wasn t quite a mandate. California already generates more electricity from solar power than any other state.

1 requiring all newly. The solar power law does allow for some new homes to continue running on natural gas but california is hoping to reduce its gas dependence over time.