Last month, we profiled a new lineup of energy-efficient homes from Meritage Homes. Not to be outdone, KB Home today announced plans to make solar panels a standard feature at its new community in southern California.

Having recently acquired land in West Hills Village in Valencia, the company will build energy-efficient homes on 43 lots. Each home will come with a photovoltaic (PV) solar energy system that will reduce owners’ electricity costs, saving thousands of dollars in the coming years. The PV solar panels will of course also benefit the environment.

Here’s a requisite snippet from the press release:

“KB Home has a strong relationship with Newhall Land and we are pleased to be working with them again in Valencia, one of the most-desirable submarkets in the greater Los Angeles area,” said Steve Ruffner, president of KB Home’s Southern California division. “We look forward to introducing area buyers to our Built to Order™ approach, and to offering some of the most energy-efficient homes on the market today, with solar power systems included in every home as a standard feature at this and many more of our new home communities throughout Southern California.”

This latest news comes after KB Home announced plans to open ten “all solar” communities across southern California. Notably, some of the company’s solar-home offerings are downright luxurious. Potential buyers can selection from “floor plans ranging from 2,941 to 3,646 square feet with up to six bedrooms, four baths, and three-car tandem garages.”

Awesome — now I’ll finally have room to park my three Tesla roadsters. Turns out you don’t have to live in a yurt to be considered green, after all…

Related: KB Home recently announced the launch of its Energy Performance Guide (EPG), which helps buyers understand the likely energy costs of various KB Home models.