05/27/2021
“The biggest factor is the extreme decline in the cost of installing a solar panel system,” Wilson says. “At the same time, the cost of electricity is extremely high in California. Those two factors coupled to accelerate homeowner interest in solar panels.
In 2020, California became the first state to mandate that all newly built homes, with a few exceptions, must include a rooftop solar system. Will the rest of the country follow?