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Streamlining Solar Permitting with SolarAPP+

March 13, 2025/

Solar Automated Permit Processing+, known as SolarAPP+, is a web-based platform that automates solar permitting for local governments and other authorities having jurisdiction.

 

The Department of Energy (DOE) Solar Energy Technologies Office (SETO) funded the initial development and commercialization of the SolarAPP+ tool in 2019 through an award to the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL). This collaborative effort fosters rooftop solar adoption by making it easier for local governments to quickly and safely approve standardized rooftop projects.

NREL published reports on the first year (PDF)

and second year (PDF) of SolarAPP+ that detail the performance and impact of the platform on participating communities.


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