As solar mandate nears, will homebuilders be ready?

California homebuilders rushed in recent months to get building permits before new rules kick in Jan. 1 requiring all new homes to be solar-powered.
TRI Pointe Homes, for example, already has permits for 80% of the homes it plans to build in Southern California in 2020.
Glendora-based CrestWood Communities has permits for 42 homes it plans to build in the new year in Montclair.And in Irvine — home to numerous new housing projects — building permit applications jumped 600% during