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Mandatory solar panels on new homes.
Helping you design and price out your system with the new ca solar mandate in mind.
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.
By now you might have heard that california passed a law requiring all newly built homes to be equipped with a solar power system.
Home buyers can purchase the solar panels which the energy commission estimates would result in net savings of 35 a month in energy bills with the mortgage increase factored in.
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.
This progressive ruling is the first of its kind in the us and is leading the nation to a cleaner energy future.
They require all new single family homes along with new multifamily residences up to three stories tall like condominiums to be constructed with solar panels on their roofs or powered by a.
California is the first state in the country to do so.
The law requires all new homes to have solar panels.