Need a Residential Solar or Storage Permit? Soon There May be ‘an App for That’

Renewable Energy World: This week in Anaheim, California, solar industry professionals are gathering for the annual Solar Power International (SPI) event. SPI is generally marked with company announcements by vendors, new reports from think tanks and research organizations, and keynotes from industry leaders. 2018 looks to be no different.

One new initiative being announced this week is an effort to streamline solar permitting for residential solar installations.

Called the Solar Automated Permitting Process (SolarAPP), the initiative seeks to remove many of the permitting hurdles that solar installers must go through in order to get a new residential solar installation up and running. The Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) and the Solar Foundation are behind the initiative.

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