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With California requiring solar panels on new homes, higher building costs and lower energy bills

Meghan McCarty Carino Dec 10, 2018
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California has become the first state to require solar panels on most new homes. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

With California requiring solar panels on new homes, higher building costs and lower energy bills

Meghan McCarty Carino Dec 10, 2018
California has become the first state to require solar panels on most new homes. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images
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California is the first state to require solar panels on new homes. A state building standards commission approved the new rule Dec. 5. It takes effect in 2020. With a state as big as California, could this change affect the solar industry beyond state borders?

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