(あたらしい)

new

(いえ)

house

(たいようこう)

sunlight, solar

(ぱねる)

panel

(きまり)

rule, regulation

(とうきょうと)

Tokyo Metropolis

(たてる)

to build

(もとめる)

to seek, request

(はじまる)

to begin

(たいしょう)

target, subject (of eligibility)

(いちねん)

one year

(おおい)

many

(おおきな)

big (attrib.)

(じゅうたく)

housing; residence

(かいしゃ)

company

(と)

metropolis, capital (Tokyo)

(でんき)

electricity

(つくる)

to make

(でる)

to come out; to occur

(にさんかたんそ)

carbon dioxide

(へらす)

to reduce; to decrease

(やね)

Roof

(つかう)

to use

(でんきだい)

electricity bill

(やすい)

cheap / inexpensive

(せつめい)

explanation

(ほか)

other

(ちいき)

region; area

(おなじ)

same

(とりくみ)

efforts, initiatives

(かんがえる)

to think; to consider

(ところ)

place

(いっぽう)

on the other hand / meanwhile

(ねだん)

price

(たかい)

expensive; high

(こえ)

voice

(そのため)

therefore; for that reason

(くに)

country; the government

(ひよう)

expense, cost

(いちぶ)

part, portion

(ほじょ)

subsidy, assistance

(せいど)

system; institution

(ようい)

preparation; readiness

is doing, has been doing (ongoing state/action)

Expresses a continuing action or resulting state. Formed with て-form + いる. Can describe an action in progress or a state resulting from a past change.

nominalizing a verb phrase with の

Used in 「みんなの前で話をするのは初めてです」to nominalize the verb phrase so it can serve as the topic of the sentence.

when ~

Indicates the time when something happened — when he was in junior high school.

in order to ~, for the purpose of ~

減らすため gives the purpose of the rule: it was made in order to reduce carbon dioxide.

conditional: if ~

Ba-form conditional expressing 'if ~ then ~'.

quotative particle

Marks the content of what someone said or reported. Used with 言う here.

like ~ / resembling ~

Used in 「糸のような細い金属」to describe the metal as being thin like a thread.

called/named ~

Used to introduce or name something. In this article, 「鳥貴族」という店 means 'a store called Torikizoku'.

新しい家に太陽光パネルをつける決まり

A rule requiring solar panels on new houses

東京都では、新しく建てる家に太陽光パネルをつけることを求める決まりが始まっています。

In Tokyo, a rule requiring solar panels to be installed on newly built houses has taken effect.

対象になるのは、一年に多くの家を建てる大きな住宅会社です。

It applies to large housing companies that build many houses each year.

都は、電気を作るときに出る二酸化炭素を減らすため、この決まりを作りました。

The Tokyo government made this rule to reduce the carbon dioxide released when electricity is generated.

屋根で電気を作れば、家で使う電気代も安くなると説明しています。

It explains that generating electricity on the roof will also lower the electricity bills for power used at home.

ほかの地域でも、同じような取り組みを考えているところがあります。

Some other regions are also considering similar measures.

一方で、パネルをつけると家の値段が高くなるという声もあります。

On the other hand, some people say that installing panels will make houses more expensive.

そのため、国や都は、費用の一部を補助する制度を用意しています。

For this reason, the national and Tokyo governments have set up programs to subsidize part of the cost.