California regulators wednesday approved a historic plan to mandate rooftop solar panels on most new single family homes built in the state.
California solar panel law.
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.
They have already met that requirement.
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 law requires all new homes to have solar panels.
The california energy commission s action is expected.
California s new solar roof mandate will make houses more expensive increase electricity prices and transfer wealth upwards.
Solar panels on a southern california home.
Earlier this month california became the first state to require all new homes to have solar power.
State law requires at least 50 percent of california s electricity to come from noncarbon producing sources by 2030.
Part of the motivation for the new policy is california s.
With rebates being as high as they are homeowners are able to drastically reduce.
Solar panels are 70 cheaper today than they were a couple of years ago which means millions of homeowners that could not previously afford to do so are switching to solar.
What it won t do is significantly reduce carbon emissions.
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Existing law requires california utilities to generate 33 percent of their electricity from renewable sources like solar wind and geothermal power by 2020.
California became the first state in the nation to make solar mandatory for new houses.
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.