The california building standards commission cbsc has approved a new solar power law that requires houses built in the state from 2020 to include rooftop solar panels.
California solar panel new laws.
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.
A new set of energy standards recently passed by california state require solar panels on any new buildings.
California became the first state in the nation to make solar mandatory for new houses.
But now a dramatic expansion is about to begin as new building codes take effect jan.
The law requires all new homes to have solar panels.
California regulators wednesday approved a historic plan to mandate rooftop solar panels on most new single family homes built in the state.
Earlier this month california became the first state to require all new homes to have solar power.
California already generates more electricity from solar power than any other state.
The california energy commission s action is expected.
We ve just published our 2020 ca solar mandate calculator to help you figure out what size solar system you will need under the new requirements.
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Part of the motivation for the new policy is california s.
California has approved a new requirement that houses in the state are built with solar power electric systems from 2020.
Beginning in 2020 newly constructed homes must have solar panels which could be costly for homeowners.
But this solar mandate has been divisive.