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
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An editorial in the Los Angeles Times expresses support for the measure.
(Score: 2) by bob_super on Sunday May 13 2018, @05:42AM (1 child)
I love how many people are reacting as if a $5k to $10k system was that big of a deal on a new building. As if the law didn't include an exception for really cheap (e.g. mobile) homes.
Do they realise that we could save buyers a lot of upfront cash by not mandating that houses have electricity, plumbing, HVAC, or insulation, too?
(Score: 1) by khallow on Sunday May 20 2018, @03:21AM
How many times can California mandate the addition of $5 to $10k systems on houses? I bet it's a lot more than once.