Last week South Miami became the first city in Florida to mandate that all new homes, townhomes, condo and apartment buildings have rooftop solar panels.
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Credit Courtesy of the city of South Miami.
The measure also requires current homeowners who chose to enlarge their homes by 75 percent or more or replace at least three-quarters of them to add solar panels.
The new rule takes effect on Sept. 18.
South Miami Mayor Philip Stoddard has long-championed the measure and stopped by The Florida Roundup to speak with WLRN's Tom Hudson to discuss the decision.
You can listen to the full program here.