Project topic
Find the building, electrical, and interconnection steps for your city.
PV equipment, structural attachments, electrical permits, and utility steps.
Browse all project topics ↗A rooftop solar installation combines building and electrical review in Atlanta, with structural and utility conditions checked for the address.
A solar system in Austin Energy territory starts with an Auxiliary Power electrical permit and must pass Austin Energy's final solar inspection before it is turned on.
Boston requires a building permit and a separate electrical permit for rooftop solar panel installation.
Residential solar requires Mecklenburg County building and electrical review, and a detached array is also listed for Charlotte's Individual Residential Lot review.
A roof-mounted solar installation can require building, electrical, structural, zoning, and inspection review in Chicago.
Denver requires an electrical permit for residential rooftop PV; SolarAPP+ eligibility determines whether the project can use the quick route.
Fort Worth identifies solar panels as regulated accessory work and requires separate electrical permitting for the wiring and equipment.
Houston requires structural and electrical permits for every photovoltaic installation, with plan review and inspection before utility operation.
A rooftop photovoltaic installation requires Jacksonville building and electrical review for the regulated structural and electrical work.
A roof-mounted solar project can require LADBS building, electrical, structural, fire, and utility review.
A solar installation can require building, electrical, structural, and utility review.
Building-connected solar generally needs a Solar job filing plus an associated electrical permit, with professional, structural, inspection, and close-out requirements.
Phoenix residential rooftop solar requires City permitting; eligible projects may use SolarAPP+ but still need a Phoenix permit, supporting documents, inspection and a separate Fire permit.
Portland requires solar permitting through DevHub, with the application type determined by the roof, mounting, electrical and structural scope.
A residential solar PV installation requires an electrical permit.
Columbus requires stamped rooftop-solar plans, City building review, an electrical permit pulled by a City-registered electrical contractor and a registered photovoltaic special inspector.
Dallas routes residential solar and photovoltaic work through DallasNow with a dedicated checklist and building and electrical inspections.
A qualifying residential rooftop PV system uses the District's Solar Instant Permit path and also needs an electrical permit and approved inspection.
Las Vegas requires a permit for a photovoltaic system; systems not on the no-plan list use electronic plan review.
A Louisville roof-mounted residential PV system requires electrical and simplified building permits; a ground-mounted system requires an electrical permit.
A Nashville photovoltaic installation requires residential building review and an Electrical Photovoltaic Permit through the CAEP ePermits path.
A Minneapolis residential solar installation requires a City building permit and a separate Minnesota electrical permit.
A roof-mounted residential PV system uses the Electrical — Residential Solar Install permit; a ground-mounted array uses a building permit.
Residential solar needs an Electrical Permit in Philadelphia. A separate Building Permit is required when the project does not qualify for the EZ solar standard.
Most one- and two-family rooftop PV systems use Raleigh's online residential permit path and include the electrical permit through the residential application.
Sacramento offers SolarAPP+ automated review for eligible licensed-contractor projects and a standard City plan-review path for other residential PV systems.
A residential photovoltaic project uses the City solar and MEP application path, with building, electrical and property reviews based on the complete installation.
Residential rooftop solar requires a San Diego permit; qualifying systems at 38.4 kW AC or less can be self-issued without plan review when every published condition is met.
San Francisco requires a permit for rooftop solar. Qualifying existing one- or two-family homes may use SolarAPP+; other eligible R-3 projects use the reviewed digital S Permit.
A solar system connected to the home electrical service requires a permit; eligible roof-mounted projects can use SolarAPP+.