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Right now, about one in five new homes in California comes with solar panels already installed. In two years, it will be all of them.
On Wednesday, California Energy Commission's vote was unanimous: California will soon become the first state to require solar panels on all new homes and on residential buildings smaller than four stories.
The law, which takes effect Jan. 1, 2020, specifies the minimum size of the system would be based on the size of the building and can vary between 2 and 7 kilowatts of output per dwelling.
California mandates solar panels on all new homes by 2020
Also at https://www.nytimes.com
An editorial in the Los Angeles Times expresses support for the measure.
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California Mandates Solar Panels on New Homes Under 4 Stories by 2020
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There *__is* intelligent life on Earth, but I leave for Texas on Monday.
(Score: 1, Interesting) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday May 12 2018, @07:37PM
Some parts of CA do have existing trees/forests. What's the point in putting panels on the roof of a house under a canopy of evergreens? I hope there is an exception/exemption in the law for this. Same for houses that are on the north side of another taller building.