California regulators wednesday approved a historic plan to mandate rooftop solar panels on most new single family homes built in the state.
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The law requires all new homes to have solar panels.
Solar systems must be sized to offset 100 of the home s electricity usage but homes can still use energy from other sources like gas.
This is higher than the average price of residential solar power systems across the united states which is currently 2 64 per watt.
Solar panel cost data california 2020 updated.
California law will require new homes to have solar panels by scott budman published december 27 2019 updated on december 27 2019 at 10 02 pm nbcuniversal inc.
But it s starting to look like the mandate wasn t quite a mandate.
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New homes built in ca after jan 1 2020 must be equipped with a solar electric system.
About half are single.
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.
California became the first state in the nation last year to require solar panels on newly built homes.
Roughly 110 000 new housing units are built every year in california.
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How many new homes will get solar after jan.
The cec expects this to add.
As of sep 2020 the average cost of solar panels in california is 2 68 per watt making a typical 6000 watt 6 kw solar system 11 877 after claiming the 26 federal solar tax credit now available.
Solar panels are installed on just 20 of new homes in the state.
The california energy commission s action is expected.