加州州议会通过了一个措施e that will simplify the permitting process for residential photovoltaic (PV) systems, which industry officials say could reduce costs to homeowners by $1,000 or more.

根据一篇文章洛杉矶时报，该措施要求城市和县采用当地法令，以使许可和检查更快。

The Democratic sponsor of法案，AB-2188议员阿尔·穆拉茨基（Al Muratsuchi）告诉报纸，去年，他被告知经常花65天的时间安装太阳能电池板，除了一天之外，他经常花费65天的时间。必要的许可和批准。”

The executive director of the California Solar Energy Industries Association complained that while PV systems had become “practically cookie-cutter” in their design, many local building departments were requiring “Byzantine permits,”The LA Timessaid.

该法案除了需要更统一的安装规则外，还禁止房主协会施加限制，这将使光伏系统的成本增加超过1,000美元。

另外，加利福尼亚能源委员会发布了新的指南，要求面对西部而不是南方的太阳能阵列的回扣15％。朝南面板总体上产生了更多的能量，但是面对西部的面板在下午晚些时候的电力需求增加时产生了更多的电力。清洁工机构的报告。

国家准备更新其建筑能源法规

As lawmakers sought to make solar rules less burdensome, the California Energy Commission was taking its first steps toward updating the state’s building energy code, known as Title 24.

如报道在自然资源国防委员会博客上，规则制定的正式开始将导致修订的新建筑效率标准和在2017年生效的重大翻新。

标题24于1977年首次采用，为从所需的绝缘量到应在家庭和办公室中使用哪种类型的照明设置标准。NRDC说，自采用以来，标题24为州居民节省了超过300亿美元的能源成本，同时减少了温室气体排放和对电力的需求。

Citing statistics from the U.S. Energy Information Agency, the NRDC said the per capita use of electricity in California has remained essentially flat since 1975 while power consumption in the rest of the country has shown an increase of 50%.

预计今年7月生效的能源标准将使新房屋的能源利用降低25％，再加上每年的用水量减少2亿加仑。

The blog said a number of changes are being considered for residential construction, including an increase in the amount of insulation, steps that would reduce energy losses through air ducts, a requirement for more efficient lighting, and the use of high-efficiency tankless water heaters.

国家已经采用效率计划这要求到2020年，所有新的住宅建筑物都是净零能源。