Simplify Solar

Your Actions Can Accelerate Solar Adoption

Use your voice to help local officials explore safe, streamlined solar permitting for your community. Here is some information to help you get started.

About SolarAPP+

How It Works

SolarAPP+ is a free, web-based tool that automates the plan review and approval process for residential solar and energy storage systems in cities across the country. Developed with local building officials, inspectors, and industry experts, SolarAPP+ verifies applicable codes, standards, and jurisdiction requirements against permit applications to instantly validate safety and code compliance.

The Difference It Makes

SolarAPP+ saves staff time, reduces contractor errors, eliminates back-and-forth reviews, and improves the customer experience with faster approval times. SolarAPP+ easily integrates with existing permitting systems, or as a standalone addition, and includes free onboarding and ongoing support – so towns and cities can modernize their solar permitting process without adding staff or cost.

Steps You Can Take

Check to see if your local communities are using SolarAPP+.

Invite local leaders to attend an informational webinar.

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Invite officials to Schedule an Assessment with SolarAPP+.

There is no downslide, it doesn’t cost the jurisdictions anything and it really doesn’t take a whole lot of time to set it up, so the value that you get from the system is very helpful.

Nyrma Soffel, Office Manager, City of Harrisonburg, VA

SolarAPP+ was easy to work with, especially when it came to customizations for our complex departmental requirements.”

Kimberly Norman-Rosedam, Chief Building Official, Guilford, CT

The seamless solar permitting process of SolarAPP+ improves the effectiveness of local government staff. But more importantly, this efficiency translates to better services for residents, local businesses, and industries.

Clarence Anthony, CEO and Executive Director of the National League of Cities

Learn More

Invite local jurisdictions to attend one of our upcoming open houses to learn more about how SolarAPP+ works, how it benefits your community and just how easy it is to implement into existing residential solar and energy storage permit review processes.