SolarAPP+ Performance Review: 2021 Data

Technical Report · Fri Jul 01 04:00:00 EDT 2022

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/1876386· OSTI ID:1876386

Cook, Jeffrey J. ^[1]; O'Shaughnessy, Eric ^[2]; Xu, Kaifeng ^[1]; Jena, Sushmita ^[1]; Qasim, Minahil Sana ^[1]; Crew, Seth ^[1]

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1. National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
2. Clean Kilowatts, New York, NY (United States)

Accelerating rooftop solar photovoltaic (PV) deployment has strained the capacity of local authorities responsible for permitting, inspection, and interconnection (PII). Given the ongoing expansion of rooftop PV, a growing number of authorities having jurisdiction (AHJs) and utilities are reforming PII processes to reduce delays. AHJs could significantly reduce PII timelines through reforms such as expedited reviews for small-scale systems, online customer portals, and over-the-counter permitting. However, independent reforms do not resolve issues associated with PII variability across AHJs, and many AHJs lack the resources to implement reforms. In response to these challenges, the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) developed the Solar Automated Permit Processing Plus (SolarAPP+) platform, in collaboration with local governments, code development organizations, and industry stakeholders. This report shows SolarAPP+ performance in 2021 across AHJs.

• Research Organization: National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Renewable Power Office. Solar Energy Technologies Office
• DOE Contract Number: AC36-08GO28308
• OSTI ID: 1876386
• Report Number(s): NREL/TP-6A20-83046; MainId:83819; UUID:ad6250c2-b83f-4aad-ba9c-25a0b9725c66; MainAdminID:64761
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

14 SOLAR ENERGY
29 ENERGY PLANNING, POLICY, AND ECONOMY
AHJ
PII
Solar Automated Permit Processing Plus
SolarAPP+
authorities having jurisdiction
deployment
inspection
permitting
rooftop solar photovoltaics
utilities