But now a dramatic expansion is about to begin as new building codes take effect jan.
California close to requiring solar panels on new homes.
A big change is coming to california s housing market in 2020.
Starting in 2020 california will become the first state in the nation to require all newly built homes to be solar powered.
11 2019 when the energy commission approved the requirement for solar panels on new homes it also gave builders the option.
California might not require solar panels on new homes after all nov.
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.
California already generates more electricity from solar power than any other state.
Mary louise kelly host.
And many developers are figuring out how to comply with the new rules.
1 requiring all newly.
New homes built in california after jan.
California may start requiring solar panels on new homes and low rise apartment buildings built after 2020 the first such mandate nationwide and the state s latest step to.
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.
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.
California has become the first state in the country to require that all new houses have solar panels.
The mandate is aimed at reducing california s overall greenhouse gas.