California Law Requiring Solar Panels

The law requires all new homes to have solar panels.

California law requiring solar panels. New homes built in california after jan. 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 big change is coming to california s housing market in 2020. 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.

Starting in 2020 california will become the first state in the nation to require all newly built homes to be solar powered. And many developers are figuring out how to comply with the new rules. The mandate is aimed at reducing california s overall greenhouse gas emissions. But now a dramatic expansion is about to begin as new building codes take effect jan.

1 will require solar panels to be installed causing housing prices to rise but lowering. 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. California department of housing and community development pdf information bulletin providing clarification and outlining provisions of various residential types ranging from recreation vehicles and.

1 requiring all newly. Pv solar panel requirements for adus. Blueprint newsletter issue 129 january 2020 march pdf adus and adoption of 2019 energy code. By mia nakaji monnier earlier this month california became the first state to require all new homes to have solar power.

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.