Solar Ready Required for New Construction Homes in Tucson

July 10, 2009 | By Kelley Koehler | Filed Under Tucson New Construction 

solar energy system via flickr by jeremylevinedesign News about Tucson new homes having to be solar ready from my friend and architect Jake Boen over on his In Place Architecture blog.

Tucson to Require New Homes to be Solar Ready

Back in 2008, the City of Tucson voted to require all new homes to be solar ready for electric and hot water, as an effort to promote solar energy and reduce greenhouse gases.

The City of Tucson announced the requirements to comply with the new solar rules a few days ago.  In a nutshell, the site plan has to show the best space available for photo voltaic equipment, show the best roof space available for solar panels, and show the electric panel with a 240v circuit breaker space labeled "reserved for photo voltaic."

I get a lot of inquires about installing a solar energy system on existing homes from my clients, it will be interesting to see how many people building new homes will actually install those solar systems.  And what that will do to the cost of construction. 

Click through the links above to find out more.  There may be tax and utility incentives as well…

photo via Flickr, courtesy of jeremylevinedesign

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