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Re:California Votes to Require Rooftop Solar Power on New Homes by gascan on Wednesday May 09, 2018 @05:43PM (#17034427)
Another trouble is the builder doesn't have to pay for the energy usage of the property, and there's no well-established way for the buyer to estimate consumption like there is with mpg.
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Re:California Votes to Require Rooftop Solar Power on New Homes by cjrp on Thursday May 10, 2018 @08:17AM (#17038163)
Is there nothing similar to an EPC[1] in America?

[1] https://www.gov.uk/buy-sell-your-home/energy-performance-cer...

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Re:California Votes to Require Rooftop Solar Power on New Homes by gascan on Thursday May 10, 2018 @12:21PM (#17040296)
Not really, but a letter grade is lacking a critical feature of mpg- anybody with a third-grade education can quickly estimate the exact gasoline costs of operating a prospective vehicle purchase. How do you translate a "B-" to dollars?
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Re:California Votes to Require Rooftop Solar Power on New Homes by koolba on Wednesday May 09, 2018 @10:41PM (#17036028)
Maybe not on the home as a whole but every consumer major appliance comes with a standardized energy comparison chart.
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