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Solar-ready building code
A solar-ready building code is a code requirement that preserves specified design capacity or features for future solar, distinct from a requirement to install photovoltaic equipment.
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Definition
A solar-ready building code is a code requirement that preserves specified design capacity or features for future solar, distinct from a requirement to install photovoltaic equipment.
Applicable jurisdiction: US-CA
Verified August 28, 2026
Why it matters
California's 2025 standards apply their cited solar-ready and installed-PV provisions by occupancy, permit-application date, and stated exceptions, so readiness does not always mean installed solar.
Applicable jurisdiction: US-CA
Verified August 28, 2026
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- California Energy Commission: 2025 Building Energy Efficiency Standards, § 110.10(b)–(e), pp. 197–200, modified 2026-07-15
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- California Energy Commission: 2025 Building Energy Efficiency Standards, § 150.1(c)14, pp. 427–428, modified 2026-07-15
Revision CEC-400-2025-010-F; modified 2026-07-15 · Source event as of July 15, 2026 · Ontology accessed August 28, 2026 · Ontology verified August 28, 2026