California becomes the first state in the US to make it mandatory for all new homes to have solar panels
California has now become the first state in the US to mandate that all new homes built in the state have to be fitted with solar panels after lawmakers passed a landmark vote on December 5. The green initiative, which is set to come into action in 2020, has been unanimously passed by the California Building Standards Commission. It is said that this new initiative will see all homes in the state equipped with more sustainable sources of energy.
Members of the board who voted to make the move have declared it as a "historical undertaking" that will (and should) act as "a beacon of light" for the rest of the states in the country to follow. The verdict came as a fulfillment of a 10-year initiative to make the state more environmentally friendly, The Daily Mail reports.
