California Requires Solar Panels On All Homes Bill

Mary louise kelly host.

California requires solar panels on all homes bill.

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. The mandate which takes effect in 2020 won unanimous approval of the. California has become the first state in the country to require that all new houses have solar panels. By mia nakaji monnier earlier this month california became the first state to require all new homes to have solar power.

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 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. 1 requiring all newly. The law will reduce energy bills and emissions but it will raise the cost of a new home.

California might not require solar panels on new homes after all a crew installs rooftop solar panels at a home in camarillo calif in 2013. The law requires all new homes to have solar panels. Starting in 2020 california will become the first state in the nation to require all newly built homes to be solar powered. Sacramento long a leader and trendsetter in its clean energy goals california took a giant step on wednesday becoming the first state to require all new homes to have solar power.

But now a dramatic expansion is about to begin as new building codes take effect jan. The mandate is aimed at reducing california s overall greenhouse gas. California is the first state in the country to do so. California already generates more electricity from solar power than any other state.

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.