News - State
Boulder County updates building code
Posted: Jan 9, 2013 1:00 PM by Lauren Molenburg
BOULDER, Colorado (AP) - Boulder County is requiring new single-family detached homes to be set up so owners can charge an electric car there - or at least be able to accommodate installation of an outlet to charge a 240-volt vehicle later.
The county's new building code also requires new single-family detached homes to have solar panels or solar thermal systems - or at least a conduit so the necessary wiring and plumbing can be easily installed later.
The changes took effect Jan. 1 and apply to construction on homes in unincorporated Boulder County.
In 2009, then-Gov. Bill Ritter signed into law a bill for builders to give homebuyers an opportunity for their homes to be set up for solar panels or solar thermal systems.
(Copyright 2013 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)
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