- California’s Energy Commission will vote and probably mandate that all new single and multifamily homes include solar panels (starting 2020).
- Currently, 20% of California’s new housing includes solar panels.
- Residential and commercial buildings contribute to 40% of the state’s greenhouse gas emissions.
- Affordable housing housing advocates complain that the law will drive up already-expensive housing prices.
- In response, the Energy Commission claims utility bill savings (+$80) will outweigh higher average mortgage payments (+$40).
