California Solar Law 2020

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.

California solar law 2020.

California law will require new homes to have solar panels by scott budman published december 27 2019 updated on december 27 2019 at 10 02 pm nbcuniversal inc. California became the first state in the country wednesday to require that new homes have solar panels on their roofs. The california solar mandate is part of an initiative by the california energy. California solar mandate gas bans take effect in 2020.

Starting in 2020 california will become the first state in the nation to require all newly built homes to be solar powered. 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. Earlier this month california became the first state to require all new homes to have solar power.

Part of the motivation for the new policy is california s ambitious goal to. The california energy commission introduced the california solar mandate which requires rooftop solar photovoltaic systems to be equipped on all new homes built on january 1 2020 and beyond. Facebook twitter email linkedin reddit pinterest. 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.

And many developers are figuring out how to comply with the new rules. What you need to know mallory moench dec. 23 2020 9 04 a m.