City Embraces Solar Mandate

There's something about solar in California. The state has continued to rank the highest in solar energy production in the last few years, but is it because of a new trend?

The town of Sebastopol in western Sonoma County is looking to pass an aggressive ordinance that will require residential and commercial buildings to include a solar-power-generating system or pay an in-lieu fee. With the new ordinance, a 2,500 square-foot home would need a 5-kilowatt system, or have its output meet three-quarters of the building's electrical load on an annual basis.

This follows another California city, Lancaster, who earlier this year required solar on new houses.

In an effort to promote clean energy, should solar be mandated? Sound off in the comments.

Source: Green Tech Media

By Gaylen Davenport