Builders are getting ready dec.
Cal8fornia requirew new homes to have solar panels.
A big change is coming to california s housing market in 2020.
Earlier this month california became the first state to require all new homes to have solar power.
And many developers are figuring out how to comply with the new rules.
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.
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.
About half are single family homes.
Starting in 2020 california will become the first state in the nation to require all newly built homes to be solar powered.
1 will require solar panels to be installed causing housing prices to rise but lowering.
Starting in 2020 all new homes in california must come with solar panels.
The mandate is aimed at reducing california s overall greenhouse gas emissions.
14 2018 sacramento utility officials say their proposal is well within the rules of.
California has become the first state in the country to require that all new houses have 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.
Roughly 110 000 new housing units are built every year in california.
The law requires all new homes to have solar panels.
Sacramento long a leader and trendsetter in its clean energy goals california took a giant step on wednesday becoming the first state to require all new homes to have solar power.