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Originally Posted by trebuchet03
I don't live in CA at the moment, but legislation such as YOU MUST sell all new houses with hurricane shutters (or impact rated windows) exists.... And, YOU MUST have exterior doors open out.... etc.
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I am not arguing against a strong building code, its important to build houses that are strong and stormproof, its important their walls arent insulated with only drywall but lets be real here, PV have nothing to do with building safety and add significant burdens in terms of additional cost for owners. These systems arent exactly maintenance free either.
My point was/is, if you want people to drive EVs and put PVs on their roofs, create a situation that they want to have them because you cant force people to buy something they dont want to buy (look at SUV sales right now!). When you force people to do things you distort the market and drive up costs, for example people may decide to stay with their old car if new car prices are too high. This is not a good thing as usually newer tech is more efficient.