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Solar-Powered Community Under Construction In Southern California

Filed under: Green, Real Estate Developments

California has been gradually making inroads into adding solar panels onto homes but it has been slow going. One developer, Comstock Homes, may change all that, developing what they call the nation's first single-builder, solar-powered community. The Villages at Heritage Springs will be located on 54 acres in Sante Fe Springs, California. There will be over 500 homes which will be available from styles ranging from two-story townhouses to three-story free-standing homes.

Homes will have double-pane windows, energy-efficient lighting, heating and air-conditioning, cool roof tiles and a tankless water heater. SunPower solar roof tiles will power their lights, appliances, TV and other electronic devices and can save owners up to 60 percent on their electric bills. Move Trends reported last month that five models of the Villages at Heritage Springs are listed from $534,000 to $569,000. The project should be completed within three years.

[via Springwise]

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