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Detailed explanation-1: -The Japanese capital local assembly passed a new regulation which stated that all new houses in Tokyo built by large-scale homebuilders after April 2025 must install solar power panels.

Detailed explanation-2: -Bengaluru’s municipal body, the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP), has said that solar water heaters and rooftop solar panels are mandatory for occupation certificates (OCs) to be issued.

Detailed explanation-3: -Your solar panels won’t necessarily need to be replaced after 25 years, but their ability to capture sunlight will be diminished. Solar panels can generate electricity for another ten or even fifteen years after that.

Detailed explanation-4: -Option D- Rajasthan has the highest estimated solar energy potential in the country. It has the potential to generate 142.31 gigawatts (GWp) and its total installed grid-connected solar energy generation capacity stood at 4,844.21 MW .

Detailed explanation-5: -In 2018, California mandated that new single-family homes, as well as multi-family dwellings up to three stories high, must include solar panels starting in 2020. A second mandate was also voted into law, requiring new commercial buildings to have solar panels and battery storage as well.