California becomes the first US state to require solar energy for new houses

It's official — California is the first state in America to mandate solar for new homes. Yesterday, the California Energy Commission voted unanimously to approve the requirement, which will go into effect in two years. The New York Times quoted Sunrun CEO Lynn Jurich as saying, "There's...this real American sense of freedom of producing electricity on my rooftop. And it's another example of California leading the way." The New York Times quoted commission member Andrew McAllister as saying,...

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