Streamlining Rooftop Solar Permitting
Streamlining rooftop solar permitting could cut costs by 61%, according to Permit Power.
A recent report by Permit Power, As Cheap as Our Peers: How cutting red tape can lower the cost of rooftop solar and offset rising utility bills, finds that reducing bureaucratic barriers to residential solar could lead to nearly 20 million more families in the U.S. installing solar by 2040, resulting in $1.2 trillion in lifetime bill savings.
- The median cost of a 7 kW system in the U.S. is $28,000, compared to $4,000 in Australia and $10,000 in Germany.
- High costs are a significant impediment to adoption, with only one in ten families in the U.S. having solar, compared to one in three in Australia.
By cutting the red tape in rooftop solar permitting, almost 20 million more families would install solar by 2040.
Author's summary: Streamlining rooftop solar permitting can cut costs and increase adoption.