SolarAPP+ Has Cut 150,000 Business Days of Solar Permitting Process

Credit to Author: US Department of Energy| Date: Thu, 13 Jun 2024 09:57:16 +0000

15,400 Hours of Staff Time Saved and Projects Installed 14 Days Sooner With Automated Solar Permitting Platform Across the United States, rooftop photovoltaic (PV) installations continue to grow, with over 671,000 installs in 2022—and final numbers are expected to be even higher in 2023. Local governments must permit each installation, checking … [continued]

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U.S. Electric Power Sector Reported Fewer Delays for New Solar Capacity Projects in 2023

Credit to Author: US Energy Information Administration| Date: Thu, 09 May 2024 07:24:24 +0000

The U.S. electric power sector reported fewer delays to install new utility-scale solar photovoltaic (PV) projects in 2023 than in 2022. In 2023, solar developers pushed back the scheduled online date for an average of 19% of planned solar capacity compared with an average of 23% in 2022. Although the … [continued]

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200 Clean Energy Companies Urge Congress to Pass Siting, Permitting, & Transmission Reform Before 2024 Election

Credit to Author: Press Release| Date: Sat, 20 Apr 2024 02:37:18 +0000

WASHINGTON, D.C. — [This week] nearly 200 solar and storage companies sent a letter to congressional leaders calling for legislation to improve permitting, project siting, transmission, and public lands access for solar and solar plus storage projects. Market forecasts show that a range of policy and economic outcomes will determine the volume … [continued]

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Automated Solar Permitting Speeds Solar Adoption Across United States

Credit to Author: U.S. Department of Energy| Date: Thu, 11 May 2023 03:25:59 +0000

Communities That Used SolarAPP+ Processed More Than 11,000 Solar Permits and Eliminated More Than 134,000 Days of Delays in 2022

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Streamlined Solar Permitting App Surpasses 10,000 Solar Permits

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Thu, 09 Feb 2023 01:45:47 +0000

Cumbersome, time-consuming, and costly solar permitting has been a major block to greater rooftop solar power adoption for decades. Even as solar panel costs came down and solar permitting was streamlined in other countries, the USA lagged behind in one of the most fundamental portions of the “going solar” process. Then it arrived (a bit […]

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