Looks Like California Will Require Solar Panels On New Homes & Low-rise Apartment Buildings

This is going to fuck up california even more. Private power producers are not going to want to do business in California, because only the BEST plants will get dispatched, meaning this will probably force a lot of plants to shutter. This means higher electric prices for EVERYONE because they will need to raise rates to remain in business. When they raise rates it fucks over the folks that don't have solar panels. Couple that with the fact that these fucking panels will add $50,000 to the price of a home, plus all of the other bullshit that CA requires, they are predicting all of this shit adding about $75-100k per home!!! Who the hell can afford any of that shit?? Seriously!

Once power producers leave the state, the state will have to nationalize it's power grid since no one will want to sell power in an unprofitable market (or the state will need to subsidize producers). If rates aren't allowed to raise to cover their production costs, they can't stay in business! CA = Venezuela!

So much for affordable housing too.

it should, but the legislative branch in comifornia all bought into the solar panel craze and they need to make sure they get their monies worth ...

these are the listed approved solar panel companies ...
these are the law makers who own shares in the above listed solar panel companies ...

In other words, communist California will force subsidise the photovoltaic industry just like Obamacare subsidized the insurance industry. Wonderful.

I live in Nebraska. Do you have any idea the number of hail storms we get? Shit the sun barely touches my roof with my 100 ft trees surrounding my house. I'd love them if they had a more solid ROI. For now, it doesn't make sense with 20+ year paybacks.

Maybe the powerwalls will. The tiles are amazing but you will have an $80,000 roof. They are not cheap

I bet you think Obama care is a good idea as well.




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Solar is for people who do not want to rely on the grid and are looking for independence ,reliability , and security. It only makes sense if you are going to live a minimalist lifestyle.
Here in Puerto Rico the power sucks , we lose power all the time and water. I would rather have less but have it consistently

LOL!

Money and time better spent on requiring ALL shopping malls to have them.

Nothing but building with acres of parking and all they need to do is put panels over parking.

And what ever happened to the idea of FREEDOM?

Meanwhile the homeless are still running rampant

I was going to slam it but it is only 10k extra and will basically be free in energy savings.


It will be useful as we use more and more energy for electricity. I might let this one slide.

The cost of lithium ion batteries is expected to down by 70 percent over the next 15 years - or something like that

Electric cars are expected to be less expensive than internal combustion cars by 2024

unless something burns down there is no more room in CA to build anything

Of course it's bad. This is just to keep California unemployment levels down by subsidizing a retarded industry. Every shitty contractor is installing solar.

One does not need battery backup.

Use the grid as your back-up unless you're off-grid.

We just signed up for a 8,700 Watt system doing just that.

We'll spend $16,000 net and it'll pay for itself in 11 years.

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This is what California is pushing for.

What they've done in Germany.

Did you miss the extensive MSM news coverage of the 'wildfire' devastation in California last year. You know, the worst ever on record?

Plenty of small towns and large neighborhoods were leveled. Perfect for rebuilding.

Last Edited by deanoZXT on 05/09/2018 11:32 PM

Am I the only one surprised this wasn't a law already?

Dumbass i didnt say anything about forcing people to go solar like obamascare.

As far as the freedom comment, the fuck you talking about? I would say im pretty damn free with my setup. Ya im connected to the grid for ac, hot water and shop stuff but everything else rins just fine from solar. Im my own power company. I have about 2k watts of solar and 12 6 volt trojan batteries. My solar panels are mounted on an old huge satalitte dish with the auto tracking.

Trivia:

For the record you can get top quality reasonably priced solar panels from LG in South Korea.

BTW.

Trump is exempting SK from tariffs.

Or you could buy American made with German Tech from places like Hillsboro Oregon. They're a little more expensive than South Korea but OK for price.

If you don't like this idea because of the Carbon Al Gore lie that's a thought.

But also consider being energy independent.

Or just punishing Californians.

I would expect that to be a requirement, because this is pretty much a subsidy to the power company.

Bad idea. It will add quite a bit to the price of the house. and some poor sap has to finance it. get out of that crazy state.

You use the word "should". Now let's be clear, since this thread is about a government requiring something, your idea of "should" is, if you don't do it, you will be forced to do it, and if you resist enough, you will be killed.

Hey California don't forget to make catalytic converters on gas appliances mandatory especially the outdoor grills!:derp4:

Great, another tax/fee for the already over priced.