Re: [RE-wrenches] Simplified permit process

2013-02-07 Thread Andrew Truitt
One more: the SunRun report on the impact of local permitting on the cost of solar: http://www.sunrunhome.com/solar-lease/cost-of-solar/local-permitting/?utm_source=Solar+Citizen%3A+Issue+2+-+2%2F1%2F13utm_campaign=Solar+Citizenutm_medium=email I know these aren't short articles, but they are

Re: [RE-wrenches] Simplified permit process

2013-02-07 Thread Andrew Truitt
Allan - Check out the Resources section on the Solar 3.0 Permitting page: http://solar30.org/toolbox/permitting/ You might also want to check out the DOE's Solar Powering Your Community document: http://www1.eere.energy.gov/solar/pdfs/47692.pdf And this page has a decent graphic breaking

[RE-wrenches] Simplified permit process

2013-02-05 Thread Allan Sindelar
A bill has been introduced in our 60-day state legislative session to direct our statewide licensing agency to develop a consistent set of permitting standards for PV systems. Like many states, we suffer a confusing matrix of differing local standards, costs and