California Becomes 1st State to Mandate Solar for All New Homes Updated On Fri, Dec 7th, 2018 by Saurenergy The unanimous action finalizes a previous vote by the Energy Commission and fulfills a decade-old goal to make the state reliant on cleaner energy. California became the first state in the nation to require homes built in 2020 and later be solar powered, following a vote by the Building Standards Commission. The unanimous action finalizes […] Read more