California Title 24 Solar Mandate
Mandating solar on new homes - cost up front, payback uncertain.
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1 · The idealist case (in its proponents' own framing)
Require rooftop solar on new construction.
2 · The realist counter-case
Critics cite added build cost amid an affordability crisis.
3 · Predicted vs. measured — with caveats
+~$8,400/home, ~$125/mo savings, ~10-yr payback; NEM-3 later undercut the payback.
4 · Liberty check
Mandates a technology vs. builder/buyer choice.
5 · The real tradeoff
Prescriptive mandate fighting market signals.
Allies & Playbook
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