California might not require solar panels on new homes after all nov.
California close to requiring solar panels on new homes.
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California has become the first state in the country to require that all new houses have solar panels.
11 2019 when the energy commission approved the requirement for solar panels on new homes it also gave builders the option.
A big change is coming to california s housing market in 2020.
California regulators on wednesday unanimously approved a historic plan that will require most new homes in the state have rooftop solar panels that turn sunlight into electricity starting in 2020.
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.
Mary louise kelly host.
The mandate is aimed at reducing california s overall greenhouse gas.
And many developers are figuring out how to comply with the new rules.
Starting in 2020 california will become the first state in the nation to require all newly built homes to be solar powered.
California already generates more electricity from solar power than any other state.
California s solar regulation already allowed new developments to be powered by an alternative option called community solar particularly in the case of apartment buildings or shaded homes.
The law requires all new homes to have solar panels.
1 will require solar panels to be installed causing housing prices to rise but lowering.