Senator Scott Wiener models state solar bill on S.F. law
San Francisco Chronicle / 1-9-17
SACRAMENTO — Newly sworn-in state Sen. Scott Wiener, D-San Francisco, plans to introduce legislation Monday requiring all new construction in the state to include solar panels.
The bill expands on a San Francisco city ordinance Wiener wrote while on the Board of Supervisors that requires solar panels to be put on new construction within the city, including residential and some commercial buildings. The city ordinance was passed last year and applies to any project that receives building permits after Jan. 1.
San Francisco was the first major city in the country to require that solar panels be installed on new buildings and homes. California already requires 15 percent of the roof area on residential homes and small and midsize commercial buildings with 10 floors or less to be “solar ready,” meaning the area must be free of shade and other obstructions.
Wiener’s bill, like the San Francisco ordinance it’s modeled after, would require builders to install solar panels on 15 percent of roofs. The solar could either be purchased by builders or a third party could own and maintain it. Wiener said current law ensuring new buildings are “solar ready” isn’t enough.
http://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/Scott-Wiener-models-state-solar-bill-on-S-F-law-10843577.php
Link may require subscription to read entire article. It goes on top report that the bill would likely encounter resistance from California builders who say the state’s fees and others costs for building homes are already high. I'd expect hard-core resistance from those who profit from fossil fuels. Whatever ... THIS IS A NO-BRAINER. And if it stalls in the legislature we have the the proposition system to fall back on.
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So he's not a complete waste of oxygen?! 
