California has become the first u s.
California to requiore solar panels on new homes.
The law requires all new homes to have solar panels.
State to approve plans to require newly built homes to include solar equipment.
But it s starting to look like the mandate wasn t quite a mandate.
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.
The california energy commission voted unanimously 5 0 to recommend energy efficiency standards that are set to be added to state building regulations later this year effecting all construction.
New homes built in california after jan.
1 will require solar panels to be installed causing housing prices to rise but lowering.
The state s energy commission is expected to approve new energy standards that.
A big change is coming to california s housing market in 2020.
The mandate is aimed at reducing california s overall greenhouse gas emissions.
When the energy commission approved the requirement for solar panels on new homes it also gave builders the option of supplying power from an off site community solar facility.
California became the first state in the nation last year to require solar panels on newly built homes.