{"id":17,"date":"2026-10-08T17:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-08T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.room-vu.com\/hannahsedonarealtor-com\/2026\/10\/08\/why-solar-is-becoming-standard-not-optional-in-arizona-new-home-construction\/"},"modified":"2026-10-08T17:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-10-08T17:00:00","slug":"why-solar-is-becoming-standard-not-optional-in-arizona-new-home-construction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hannahsedonarealtor.com\/blog\/2026\/10\/08\/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>In Arizona, we\u2019re seeing a shift: solar power is no longer just a bonus feature in new homes\u2014it\u2019s quickly becoming the standard. In my years helping folks buy and sell throughout Sedona, the Verde Valley, and the Quad Cities, I\u2019ve seen firsthand how energy efficiency has moved up the wish list, especially with our high cooling costs under these big desert skies. Builders are now pre-wiring homes for solar, recognizing that today\u2019s buyers expect smarter, more sustainable options that fit both their values and their budgets. For many of us who call Northern Arizona home, it\u2019s about creating spaces that support our way of life and our community for years to come.<\/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>In Arizona, we\u2019re seeing a shift: solar power is no longer just a bonus feature in new homes\u2014it\u2019s quickly becoming the standard. In my years helping folks buy and sell throughout Sedona, the Verde Valley, and the Quad Cities, I\u2019ve seen firsthand how energy efficiency has moved up the wish list, especially with our high [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":507,"featured_media":18,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-17","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-posts"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hannahsedonarealtor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hannahsedonarealtor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hannahsedonarealtor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hannahsedonarealtor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/507"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hannahsedonarealtor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.hannahsedonarealtor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hannahsedonarealtor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/18"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hannahsedonarealtor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hannahsedonarealtor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hannahsedonarealtor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}