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This project is a partnership between Clean Power Finance and the U.S. Department of Energy

Introducing the NATIONAL SOLAR PERMITTING DATABASE. This project is a partnership between Clean Power Finance and the U.S. Department of Energy. THE ISSUE: Unstandardized Permitting. Solar permitting and interconnection can add $0.24 – $0.50/W per installation.

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This project is a partnership between Clean Power Finance and the U.S. Department of Energy

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  1. Introducing the NATIONAL SOLAR PERMITTING DATABASE This project is a partnership between Clean Power Finance and the U.S. Department of Energy

  2. THE ISSUE: Unstandardized Permitting Solar permitting and interconnection can add $0.24 – $0.50/W per installation • Permitting is a major impediment to the widespread adoption of solar • 18,000+ AHJs • Requirements unclear to installer & AHJs • Numerous errors, change orders, and rework

  3. THE ISSUE: Nationwide survey* of the 273 installers shows… 14.3 Hours Average personnel-hour consumed by solar permitting per installation $664 Average cost in personnel-hour per installation 36% Percent of installers who avoid jurisdictions because of permitting 23% Percent of installations where permitting cost exceeded expectations 13% Percent of installations saw agency requirements changed during the job. 1 out of 9 Number of installations that saw no agency requirements had been set. *Full survey results will be posted on www.solarpermit.org

  4. THE SOLUTION: The National Solar Permitting Database • Clean Power Finance is building a free, open-source database to streamline solar permitting and inspection processes throughout the nation.

  5. THE SOLUTION: Key Benefits AHJ INSTALLERS INSTALLERS INSTALLERS AHJ INSTALLERS Share best practices Reduce administrative costs Reduce the cost of maintaining permitting information Improve web search rankings Get recognized for your permitting knowledge contributions Acquire complete, real-time information

  6. HOW IT WILL WORK:A Wikipedia-like platform The database will be continuously populated and validated by the solar community • For each AHJ, the database will aggregate: • Permitting Requirements • Forms • Procedures • Best Practices • Process Times Permitting submission Installer 3 Jurisdiction Staff Data retrieval 2 National Solar Permitting Database 1 1 Data submission & validation Data submission & validation Visit www.solarpermit.org for details

  7. HOW IT WILL WORK:The Voice of the Community • Only when a requirement reaches a certain trust level is it publicly displayed • Every requirement can be voted up (trusted) or voted down (distrusted) • Trust • Or • Distrust?

  8. HOW IT WILL WORK:Improving your ranking internet searches • Search Engine Optimization Basics • Paid search results are in top box and right side • Organic search results listed after the top box • Organic search results are ordered by relevance, which are heavily affected by number and quality of links referring to these sites.

  9. JOIN NOW: Beta Test the National Solar Permitting Database • Check out the prototype at • www.solarpermit.org • THANK YOU EARLY CONTRIBUTORS • 3000+ AHJs, 18+ states …and counting

  10. NEXT STEPS: 3 Ways to Make the Database Work for You! • Check out the prototype! • Visit www.solarpermit.org and offer feedback. • Share your permitting knowledge! • Send any permitting information you have collected. • Join the Advisory Committee! • Give us your feedback so the database will better meet your permitting needs. • Questions? Contact permitting@cleanpowerfinance.com

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