California might not require solar panels on new homes after all nov.
Ca votes to require rooftop solar panels on new homes.
1 2020 will be required to include solar systems as.
The recommended energy efficiency standards will be added to building regulations and requirements at some point this year.
11 2019 when the energy commission approved the requirement for solar panels on new homes it also gave builders the option.
California already generates more electricity from solar power than any other state.
California votes to require rooftop solar power on new homes will wade bloomberg news bloomberg california became the first u s.
But now a dramatic expansion is about to begin as new building codes take effect jan.
On wednesday the golden state became the first in the u s.
The energy commission voted in may 2018 to require that most new single family homes as well as multifamily residential buildings up to three stories be built with solar panels.
Most new units built after jan.
1 requiring all newly.
California becomes first state to require solar panels on new homes the vote by the california energy commission again puts the state at the forefront of government controls over climate warming.