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Why California's new rooftop mandate isn't good enough for some solar power enthusiasts

  • Written by Garth Heutel, Associate Professor of Economics, Georgia State University
Solar panels being installed in new housing under construction in Sacramento, Calif. AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli

More California rooftops will soon sport solar panels, partly due to a new state mandate requiring them for all new houses and low-rise residential buildings by 2020.

This rule immediately sparked lively debates. Even experts who generally...

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