Ca Legislation Mandating Solar Panels On New Homes

This in a state where the median home price is already over half a million dollars.

Ca legislation mandating solar panels on new homes.

Menlo park ca dec. The provisions add an estimated 10 000 to the cost of building a single family home including more than 8 400 for installing solar and roughly 1 500 for energy efficiency. The california solar mandate is part of an initiative by the california energy. 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. Beginning in 2020 newly constructed homes must have solar panels which could be costly for homeowners. But adding solar panels to new homes also makes them more expensive about 10 000 more per house. A first in the nation law requiring.

We ve just published our 2020 ca solar mandate calculator to help you figure out what size solar system you will need under the new requirements. California is mandating solar power on new homes next year and some cities are restricting or outright banning natural gas appliances for new construction. The california energy commission s action is expected. Solar installers from cinnamon energy systems install solar panels thursday dec.

By now you might have heard that california passed a law requiring all newly built homes to be equipped with a solar power system. The law requires all new homes to have solar panels. 12 2019 on a home in menlo park calif. Karl mondon bay area news group.