{"id":93,"date":"2026-10-11T15:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-11T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tlcrealtor.org\/blog\/?p=93"},"modified":"2026-10-11T15:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-10-11T15:00:00","slug":"why-solar-is-becoming-standard-not-optional-in-arizona-new-home-construction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tlcrealtor.org\/blog\/2026\/10\/11\/why-solar-is-becoming-standard-not-optional-in-arizona-new-home-construction\/","title":{"rendered":"Why solar is becoming standard, not optional, in Arizona new home construction"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"roomvu-news-container\">\n<p>As someone who\u2019s spent a lifetime in the Arizona sun, I know just how important energy efficiency is for our homes\u2014especially when it comes to beating those sky-high cooling bills! It\u2019s no surprise that more homebuyers now see solar power as a must-have, not just a bonus, when searching for new construction. Builders are responding by pre-wiring homes for solar, making this feature a major draw in our competitive neighborhoods. I love seeing our communities embrace smart, sustainable living while helping clients find homes that are both comfortable and future-ready. There\u2019s something pretty exciting about calling Arizona home these days!<\/p>\n<p>\t<a class=\"roomvu-news-continue\" href=\"https:\/\/azbigmedia.com\/real-estate\/residential-real-estate\/why-solar-is-becoming-standard-not-optional-in-arizona-new-home-construction\/\"><\/p>\n<div>Continue to full article<\/div>\n<p>\t<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As someone who\u2019s spent a lifetime in the Arizona sun, I know just how important energy efficiency is for our homes\u2014especially when it comes to beating those sky-high cooling bills! It\u2019s no surprise that more homebuyers now see solar power as a must-have, not just a bonus, when searching for new construction. Builders are responding [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":418,"featured_media":94,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-93","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-posts"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tlcrealtor.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/93","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tlcrealtor.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tlcrealtor.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tlcrealtor.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/418"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tlcrealtor.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=93"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.tlcrealtor.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/93\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":101,"href":"https:\/\/www.tlcrealtor.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/93\/revisions\/101"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tlcrealtor.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/94"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tlcrealtor.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=93"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tlcrealtor.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=93"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tlcrealtor.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=93"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}