Amended IN Senate April 18, 2017 Amended IN Senate March 01, 2017 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20172018 REGULAR SESSION Senate Bill No. 71Introduced by Senator Wiener(Coauthor: Senator Allen)January 09, 2017 An act to add Article 2 (commencing with Section 25408) to, and to add the heading of Article 1 (commencing with Section 25406) to, Chapter 5.1 of Division 15 of the Public Resources Code, relating to energy. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTSB 71, as amended, Wiener. Electricity: solar energy systems.Existing law requires the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission to develop design guidelines for new construction that include energy conserving options, including, among other things, building envelope solar heat gain control mechanisms and alternative energy systems such as solar energy for space heating and water heating and load management strategies. Existing law requires the commission to initiate a public proceeding to study and make findings as to whether, and under what conditions, solar energy systems should be required on new residential and new nonresidential buildings.Existing regulations on building standards require certain residential and nonresidential buildings to have a solar zone, as defined, on the roof of the building that is designated and reserved for solar electric or solar thermal systems and that meets certain specifications relating to minimum area, orientation, and shading, among other things.This bill would require a solar electric or solar thermal system to be installed in the solar zone of those residential and nonresidential buildings on which construction commences on or after January 1, 2018, during that construction. The bill would authorize the California Building Standards Commission, in collaboration with the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission and other relevant state agencies, to adopt regulations to impose additional standards on solar electric and solar thermal systems on those buildings to reflect the most recent technology available.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO Bill TextThe people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:(a) It is necessary to require Requiring building owners to take steps to produce renewable, low-carbon electricity and to capture solar heat in order has the potential to reduce pollution and the global warming effects of energy consumption.(b) Installing solar electric or solar thermal systems benefits can benefit the health, welfare, and resiliency of the state and its residents.(c) Requiring solar electric or solar thermal systems to be installed on a building during its construction is more cost effective than installing the equipment after construction because workers are already onsite, permitting and administrative costs are lower, and financing the systems is more efficient at that time.SEC. 2. The heading of Article 1 (commencing with Section 25406) is added to Chapter 5.1 of Division 15 of the Public Resources Code, to read: Article 1. The Sunny Homes SealSEC. 3. Article 2 (commencing with Section 25408) is added to Chapter 5.1 of Division 15 of the Public Resources Code, to read: Article 2. Solar Ready Buildings25408. For purposes of this article, the following definitions apply:(a) Solar ready building means a building described in subdivision (a) of Section 110.10 of Part 6 of Title 24 of the California Code of Regulations, as that section read on January 1, 2017.(b) Solar zone means a section of the roof of a building designated and reserved for the future installation of a solar electric or solar thermal system, pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 110.10 of Part 6 of Title 24 of the California Code of Regulations, as that section read on January 1, 2017.25408.2. A solar electric or solar thermal system shall be installed in the solar zone of a solar ready building on which construction commences on or after January 1, 2018, during the construction of that building, in compliance with Section 110.10 of Part 6 of Title 24 of the California Code of Regulations, as that section read on January 1, 2017.25408.4. The California Building Standards Commission, in collaboration with the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission and other relevant state agencies, may adopt regulations to impose additional standards on solar electric and solar thermal systems on solar ready buildings to reflect the most recent technology available.
Amended IN Senate April 18, 2017 Amended IN Senate March 01, 2017 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20172018 REGULAR SESSION Senate Bill No. 71Introduced by Senator Wiener(Coauthor: Senator Allen)January 09, 2017 An act to add Article 2 (commencing with Section 25408) to, and to add the heading of Article 1 (commencing with Section 25406) to, Chapter 5.1 of Division 15 of the Public Resources Code, relating to energy. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTSB 71, as amended, Wiener. Electricity: solar energy systems.Existing law requires the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission to develop design guidelines for new construction that include energy conserving options, including, among other things, building envelope solar heat gain control mechanisms and alternative energy systems such as solar energy for space heating and water heating and load management strategies. Existing law requires the commission to initiate a public proceeding to study and make findings as to whether, and under what conditions, solar energy systems should be required on new residential and new nonresidential buildings.Existing regulations on building standards require certain residential and nonresidential buildings to have a solar zone, as defined, on the roof of the building that is designated and reserved for solar electric or solar thermal systems and that meets certain specifications relating to minimum area, orientation, and shading, among other things.This bill would require a solar electric or solar thermal system to be installed in the solar zone of those residential and nonresidential buildings on which construction commences on or after January 1, 2018, during that construction. The bill would authorize the California Building Standards Commission, in collaboration with the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission and other relevant state agencies, to adopt regulations to impose additional standards on solar electric and solar thermal systems on those buildings to reflect the most recent technology available.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO
Amended IN Senate April 18, 2017 Amended IN Senate March 01, 2017
Amended IN Senate April 18, 2017
Amended IN Senate March 01, 2017
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20172018 REGULAR SESSION
Senate Bill No. 71
Introduced by Senator Wiener(Coauthor: Senator Allen)January 09, 2017
Introduced by Senator Wiener(Coauthor: Senator Allen)
January 09, 2017
An act to add Article 2 (commencing with Section 25408) to, and to add the heading of Article 1 (commencing with Section 25406) to, Chapter 5.1 of Division 15 of the Public Resources Code, relating to energy.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
SB 71, as amended, Wiener. Electricity: solar energy systems.
Existing law requires the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission to develop design guidelines for new construction that include energy conserving options, including, among other things, building envelope solar heat gain control mechanisms and alternative energy systems such as solar energy for space heating and water heating and load management strategies. Existing law requires the commission to initiate a public proceeding to study and make findings as to whether, and under what conditions, solar energy systems should be required on new residential and new nonresidential buildings.Existing regulations on building standards require certain residential and nonresidential buildings to have a solar zone, as defined, on the roof of the building that is designated and reserved for solar electric or solar thermal systems and that meets certain specifications relating to minimum area, orientation, and shading, among other things.This bill would require a solar electric or solar thermal system to be installed in the solar zone of those residential and nonresidential buildings on which construction commences on or after January 1, 2018, during that construction. The bill would authorize the California Building Standards Commission, in collaboration with the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission and other relevant state agencies, to adopt regulations to impose additional standards on solar electric and solar thermal systems on those buildings to reflect the most recent technology available.
Existing law requires the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission to develop design guidelines for new construction that include energy conserving options, including, among other things, building envelope solar heat gain control mechanisms and alternative energy systems such as solar energy for space heating and water heating and load management strategies. Existing law requires the commission to initiate a public proceeding to study and make findings as to whether, and under what conditions, solar energy systems should be required on new residential and new nonresidential buildings.
Existing regulations on building standards require certain residential and nonresidential buildings to have a solar zone, as defined, on the roof of the building that is designated and reserved for solar electric or solar thermal systems and that meets certain specifications relating to minimum area, orientation, and shading, among other things.
This bill would require a solar electric or solar thermal system to be installed in the solar zone of those residential and nonresidential buildings on which construction commences on or after January 1, 2018, during that construction. The bill would authorize the California Building Standards Commission, in collaboration with the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission and other relevant state agencies, to adopt regulations to impose additional standards on solar electric and solar thermal systems on those buildings to reflect the most recent technology available.
## Digest Key
## Bill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:(a) It is necessary to require Requiring building owners to take steps to produce renewable, low-carbon electricity and to capture solar heat in order has the potential to reduce pollution and the global warming effects of energy consumption.(b) Installing solar electric or solar thermal systems benefits can benefit the health, welfare, and resiliency of the state and its residents.(c) Requiring solar electric or solar thermal systems to be installed on a building during its construction is more cost effective than installing the equipment after construction because workers are already onsite, permitting and administrative costs are lower, and financing the systems is more efficient at that time.SEC. 2. The heading of Article 1 (commencing with Section 25406) is added to Chapter 5.1 of Division 15 of the Public Resources Code, to read: Article 1. The Sunny Homes SealSEC. 3. Article 2 (commencing with Section 25408) is added to Chapter 5.1 of Division 15 of the Public Resources Code, to read: Article 2. Solar Ready Buildings25408. For purposes of this article, the following definitions apply:(a) Solar ready building means a building described in subdivision (a) of Section 110.10 of Part 6 of Title 24 of the California Code of Regulations, as that section read on January 1, 2017.(b) Solar zone means a section of the roof of a building designated and reserved for the future installation of a solar electric or solar thermal system, pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 110.10 of Part 6 of Title 24 of the California Code of Regulations, as that section read on January 1, 2017.25408.2. A solar electric or solar thermal system shall be installed in the solar zone of a solar ready building on which construction commences on or after January 1, 2018, during the construction of that building, in compliance with Section 110.10 of Part 6 of Title 24 of the California Code of Regulations, as that section read on January 1, 2017.25408.4. The California Building Standards Commission, in collaboration with the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission and other relevant state agencies, may adopt regulations to impose additional standards on solar electric and solar thermal systems on solar ready buildings to reflect the most recent technology available.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
## The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1. The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:(a) It is necessary to require Requiring building owners to take steps to produce renewable, low-carbon electricity and to capture solar heat in order has the potential to reduce pollution and the global warming effects of energy consumption.(b) Installing solar electric or solar thermal systems benefits can benefit the health, welfare, and resiliency of the state and its residents.(c) Requiring solar electric or solar thermal systems to be installed on a building during its construction is more cost effective than installing the equipment after construction because workers are already onsite, permitting and administrative costs are lower, and financing the systems is more efficient at that time.
SECTION 1. The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:(a) It is necessary to require Requiring building owners to take steps to produce renewable, low-carbon electricity and to capture solar heat in order has the potential to reduce pollution and the global warming effects of energy consumption.(b) Installing solar electric or solar thermal systems benefits can benefit the health, welfare, and resiliency of the state and its residents.(c) Requiring solar electric or solar thermal systems to be installed on a building during its construction is more cost effective than installing the equipment after construction because workers are already onsite, permitting and administrative costs are lower, and financing the systems is more efficient at that time.
SECTION 1. The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:
### SECTION 1.
(a) It is necessary to require Requiring building owners to take steps to produce renewable, low-carbon electricity and to capture solar heat in order has the potential to reduce pollution and the global warming effects of energy consumption.
(b) Installing solar electric or solar thermal systems benefits can benefit the health, welfare, and resiliency of the state and its residents.
(c) Requiring solar electric or solar thermal systems to be installed on a building during its construction is more cost effective than installing the equipment after construction because workers are already onsite, permitting and administrative costs are lower, and financing the systems is more efficient at that time.
SEC. 2. The heading of Article 1 (commencing with Section 25406) is added to Chapter 5.1 of Division 15 of the Public Resources Code, to read: Article 1. The Sunny Homes Seal
SEC. 2. The heading of Article 1 (commencing with Section 25406) is added to Chapter 5.1 of Division 15 of the Public Resources Code, to read:
### SEC. 2.
Article 1. The Sunny Homes Seal
Article 1. The Sunny Homes Seal
Article 1. The Sunny Homes Seal
Article 1. The Sunny Homes Seal
SEC. 3. Article 2 (commencing with Section 25408) is added to Chapter 5.1 of Division 15 of the Public Resources Code, to read: Article 2. Solar Ready Buildings25408. For purposes of this article, the following definitions apply:(a) Solar ready building means a building described in subdivision (a) of Section 110.10 of Part 6 of Title 24 of the California Code of Regulations, as that section read on January 1, 2017.(b) Solar zone means a section of the roof of a building designated and reserved for the future installation of a solar electric or solar thermal system, pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 110.10 of Part 6 of Title 24 of the California Code of Regulations, as that section read on January 1, 2017.25408.2. A solar electric or solar thermal system shall be installed in the solar zone of a solar ready building on which construction commences on or after January 1, 2018, during the construction of that building, in compliance with Section 110.10 of Part 6 of Title 24 of the California Code of Regulations, as that section read on January 1, 2017.25408.4. The California Building Standards Commission, in collaboration with the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission and other relevant state agencies, may adopt regulations to impose additional standards on solar electric and solar thermal systems on solar ready buildings to reflect the most recent technology available.
SEC. 3. Article 2 (commencing with Section 25408) is added to Chapter 5.1 of Division 15 of the Public Resources Code, to read:
### SEC. 3.
Article 2. Solar Ready Buildings25408. For purposes of this article, the following definitions apply:(a) Solar ready building means a building described in subdivision (a) of Section 110.10 of Part 6 of Title 24 of the California Code of Regulations, as that section read on January 1, 2017.(b) Solar zone means a section of the roof of a building designated and reserved for the future installation of a solar electric or solar thermal system, pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 110.10 of Part 6 of Title 24 of the California Code of Regulations, as that section read on January 1, 2017.25408.2. A solar electric or solar thermal system shall be installed in the solar zone of a solar ready building on which construction commences on or after January 1, 2018, during the construction of that building, in compliance with Section 110.10 of Part 6 of Title 24 of the California Code of Regulations, as that section read on January 1, 2017.25408.4. The California Building Standards Commission, in collaboration with the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission and other relevant state agencies, may adopt regulations to impose additional standards on solar electric and solar thermal systems on solar ready buildings to reflect the most recent technology available.
Article 2. Solar Ready Buildings25408. For purposes of this article, the following definitions apply:(a) Solar ready building means a building described in subdivision (a) of Section 110.10 of Part 6 of Title 24 of the California Code of Regulations, as that section read on January 1, 2017.(b) Solar zone means a section of the roof of a building designated and reserved for the future installation of a solar electric or solar thermal system, pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 110.10 of Part 6 of Title 24 of the California Code of Regulations, as that section read on January 1, 2017.25408.2. A solar electric or solar thermal system shall be installed in the solar zone of a solar ready building on which construction commences on or after January 1, 2018, during the construction of that building, in compliance with Section 110.10 of Part 6 of Title 24 of the California Code of Regulations, as that section read on January 1, 2017.25408.4. The California Building Standards Commission, in collaboration with the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission and other relevant state agencies, may adopt regulations to impose additional standards on solar electric and solar thermal systems on solar ready buildings to reflect the most recent technology available.
Article 2. Solar Ready Buildings
Article 2. Solar Ready Buildings
25408. For purposes of this article, the following definitions apply:(a) Solar ready building means a building described in subdivision (a) of Section 110.10 of Part 6 of Title 24 of the California Code of Regulations, as that section read on January 1, 2017.(b) Solar zone means a section of the roof of a building designated and reserved for the future installation of a solar electric or solar thermal system, pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 110.10 of Part 6 of Title 24 of the California Code of Regulations, as that section read on January 1, 2017.
25408. For purposes of this article, the following definitions apply:
(a) Solar ready building means a building described in subdivision (a) of Section 110.10 of Part 6 of Title 24 of the California Code of Regulations, as that section read on January 1, 2017.
(b) Solar zone means a section of the roof of a building designated and reserved for the future installation of a solar electric or solar thermal system, pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 110.10 of Part 6 of Title 24 of the California Code of Regulations, as that section read on January 1, 2017.
25408.2. A solar electric or solar thermal system shall be installed in the solar zone of a solar ready building on which construction commences on or after January 1, 2018, during the construction of that building, in compliance with Section 110.10 of Part 6 of Title 24 of the California Code of Regulations, as that section read on January 1, 2017.
25408.2. A solar electric or solar thermal system shall be installed in the solar zone of a solar ready building on which construction commences on or after January 1, 2018, during the construction of that building, in compliance with Section 110.10 of Part 6 of Title 24 of the California Code of Regulations, as that section read on January 1, 2017.
25408.4. The California Building Standards Commission, in collaboration with the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission and other relevant state agencies, may adopt regulations to impose additional standards on solar electric and solar thermal systems on solar ready buildings to reflect the most recent technology available.
25408.4. The California Building Standards Commission, in collaboration with the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission and other relevant state agencies, may adopt regulations to impose additional standards on solar electric and solar thermal systems on solar ready buildings to reflect the most recent technology available.