Roughly 110 000 new housing units are built every year in california.
California new homes solar panel.
Starting in 2020 california will become the first state in the nation to require all newly built homes to be solar powered.
The california energy commission s action is expected.
California regulators wednesday approved a historic plan to mandate rooftop solar panels on most new single family homes built in the state.
California became the first state in the nation last year to require solar panels on newly built homes.
And many developers are figuring out how to comply with the new rules.
California expected to mandate solar panels for new homes officials heralded the move as a historical undertaking that will be a beacon of light for the rest of the country.
Recent extreme weather events such as wildfires and.
Of those 15 000 new homes a year are.
But it s starting to look like the mandate wasn t quite a mandate.