A big change is coming to california s housing market in 2020.
California requiring new houses to have solar panels.
California has become the first state in the country to require that all new houses have solar panels.
California already generates more electricity from solar power than any other state.
And many developers are figuring out how to comply with the new rules.
California will still require rooftop solar panels on new homes at least for now.
1 requiring all newly.
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.
New homes built in ca after jan 1 2020 must be equipped with a solar electric system.
But now a dramatic expansion is about to begin as new building codes take effect jan.
The california building standards commission cbsc has approved a new solar power law that requires houses built in the state from 2020 to include rooftop solar panels.
The state s energy commission is expected to approve new energy standards that.
The mandate is aimed at reducing california s overall greenhouse gas emissions.
1 will require solar panels to be installed causing housing prices to rise but lowering.
When the energy commission approved the requirement for solar panels on new homes it also gave builders.
The law requires all new homes to have solar panels.
There s no question that solar power is entering the mainstream but california is about to give it a giant boost.
Solar panels will be a required feature on new houses in california after the state s building standards commission gave final approval to a housing rule that s the first of its kind in the united.