CleanTechnica » rooftop solar mandates http://cleantechnica.com Clean Tech News & Views: Solar Energy News. Wind Energy News. EV News. & More. Tue, 30 Dec 2014 18:48:25 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.0.1 Solar Mandate Approved By Sebastopol, California http://cleantechnica.com/2013/05/22/solar-mandate-approved-by-sebastopol-california/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/05/22/solar-mandate-approved-by-sebastopol-california/#comments Wed, 22 May 2013 13:32:53 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=51926 There are many ways to go solar, and they all haven’t yet been tried — people are continually coming up with new ideas. But there are now some options that are so good that cities are beginning to mandate solar power with all new homes. The latest such city (of which we know) is Sebastopol,

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2013/05/22/solar-mandate-approved-by-sebastopol-california/feed/ 5 Lancaster’s New Home Solar Mandate Helps Prove Solar Is Attractive To Conservatives http://cleantechnica.com/2013/04/09/lancasters-solar-mandate-on-new-homes-helps-prove-solar-is-attractive-to-conservatives/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/04/09/lancasters-solar-mandate-on-new-homes-helps-prove-solar-is-attractive-to-conservatives/#comments Tue, 09 Apr 2013 14:00:26 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=50324 On March 4, we wrote about Lancaster’s requirement that all new single-family homes have solar panels installed on them. So we skipped covering the confirmation of that when the City Council of Lancaster (CA) made it official on March 26. However, I’ve decided to come back to it for one important reason. As reported previously,

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2013/04/09/lancasters-solar-mandate-on-new-homes-helps-prove-solar-is-attractive-to-conservatives/feed/ 27 Solar Power Required On Every New Home — Pioneering Requirement From Lancaster, California http://cleantechnica.com/2013/03/04/solar-power-required-on-every-new-home-pioneering-requirement-from-lancaster-california/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/03/04/solar-power-required-on-every-new-home-pioneering-requirement-from-lancaster-california/#comments Mon, 04 Mar 2013 15:00:01 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=49106 A first-of-its-kind requirement for solar power systems is going to be implemented in Lancaster, California. The requirement is that solar power systems be installed on all new single-family homes within the city. Furthermore, this announcement comes from a Republican mayor. All newly-built single-family homes within Lancaster will be required to feature solar power systems starting

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