California Becomes First State to Require Solar Panels on All New Homes

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California is doing what appears to be an inevitability for many places in the future, however is making a bit of history in the process.

The state is all set to become the first ever to require solar panels on all newly built single-family houses, which once passed by California’s Energy Commission will go into effect in 2020.

Crazy enough, neither consumers nor voters have a say in the decision which the commission expects will raise the average cost of a new single-family home by $9,500.

However, it is estimated utility bills will decrease by approximately twice as much over the period of a 30-year mortgage.

Marshall Smith

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