Dive Brief:
- In an effort to be the first net-zero energy city in the world, Lancaster, California, is mandating that all new homes come equipped with solar panels on the roof.
- Lancaster, with about 160,000 residents, expects to get half its power from solar later this year.
- Lancaster is trying to create a model that other cities can follow.
Dive Insight:
California is developing standards that will require all new homes to be net-zero energy in 2020, with the commercial sector following a decade later. What role will utilities have as more and more homes and buildings make and store their own energy?
