Solar/Wind Permitting Standards
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Permitting standards can facilitate the installation of wind and solar energy systems by specifying the conditions and fees involved in project development. Some local governments have adopted simplified or expedited permitting standards for wind and/or solar. Top-of-the-stack or fast-track permitting saves system owners and project developers time and money. Some states have established maximum fees that local governments may charge for a permit for a solar or wind energy system. In addition, some states have developed (or have supported the development of) model wind ordinances for use by local governments. [1]
Solar/Wind Permitting Standards Incentives
| Incentive | Incentive Type | Place | Applicable Sector | Eligible Technologies | Active |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashe County - Wind Energy System Ordinance (North Carolina) | Solar/Wind Permitting Standards | North Carolina | Agricultural Commercial Industrial Institutional Investor-Owned Utility Local Government Multi-Family Residential Municipal Utility Nonprofit Residential Rural Electric Cooperative Schools State Government Tribal Government Utility |
Wind energy | Yes |
| Broward County Online Solar Permitting (Florida) | Solar/Wind Permitting Standards | Florida | Commercial Residential |
Photovoltaics | Yes |
| Camden County - Wind Energy Systems Ordinance (North Carolina) | Solar/Wind Permitting Standards | North Carolina | Agricultural Commercial Industrial Institutional Local Government Nonprofit Residential Schools State Government Tribal Government Utility |
Wind energy | Yes |
| Carteret County - Wind Energy Facility Ordinance (North Carolina) | Solar/Wind Permitting Standards | North Carolina | Commercial Industrial Residential Nonprofit Schools Local Government Utility State Government Tribal Government Multi-Family Residential Agricultural Institutional |
Wind energy | No |
| Carteret County - Wind Energy System Ordinance (North Carolina) | Solar/Wind Permitting Standards | North Carolina | Agricultural Commercial General Public/Consumer Industrial Institutional Local Government Multi-Family Residential Residential Schools State Government |
Wind energy | Yes |
| City and County of Denver - Solar Panel Permitting (Colorado) | Solar/Wind Permitting Standards | Colorado | Commercial Construction General Public/Consumer Industrial Low-Income Residential Multi-Family Residential Residential |
Photovoltaics Solar Water Heat |
Yes |
| City of Oakland - Self Certification for Renewables (California) | Solar/Wind Permitting Standards | California | Commercial Industrial Residential |
Solar Water Heat Photovoltaics Wind energy Solar Pool Heating |
No |
| City of Portland - Streamlined Building Permits for Residential Solar Systems (Oregon) Solar/Wind Permitting Standards | Solar/Wind Permitting Standards | Oregon | Commercial Residential |
Photovoltaics Solar Water Heat |
Yes |
| City of San Jose - Photovoltaic Permit Requirements (California) | Solar/Wind Permitting Standards | California | Commercial Construction Industrial Installer/Contractor Multi-Family Residential Residential |
Photovoltaics | Yes |
| Clark County - Solar and Wind Building Permit Guides (Nevada) | Solar/Wind Permitting Standards | Nevada | Commercial Residential |
Photovoltaics Wind energy |
Yes |
| County Wind Ordinance Standards (California) | Solar/Wind Permitting Standards | California | Agricultural Commercial Industrial Local Government Residential |
Wind energy | Yes |
| Currituck County - Wind Energy Systems Ordinance (North Carolina) | Solar/Wind Permitting Standards | North Carolina | Agricultural Commercial Industrial Institutional Nonprofit Residential Schools Utility |
Wind energy | Yes |
| Expedited Permitting Process for Solar Photovoltaic Systems (Vermont) | Solar/Wind Permitting Standards | Vermont | Agricultural Commercial Low-Income Residential Multi-Family Residential Nonprofit Residential |
Photovoltaics | Yes |
| Guidance for Local Wind Energy Ordinances (New York) | Solar/Wind Permitting Standards | New York | Agricultural Commercial Fed. Government Industrial Institutional Local Government Nonprofit Residential Schools State Government Tribal Government |
Wind energy | Yes |
| Guidelines for Solar and Wind Local Ordinances (Virginia) | Solar/Wind Permitting Standards | Virginia | Agricultural Commercial Fed. Government General Public/Consumer Industrial Installer/Contractor Investor-Owned Utility Local Government Low-Income Residential Multi-Family Residential Municipal Utility Nonprofit Residential Rural Electric Cooperative Schools State Government Tribal Government Utility |
Photovoltaics Wind energy |
Yes |
| Hyde County - Wind Energy Facility Ordinance (North Carolina) | Solar/Wind Permitting Standards | North Carolina | Agricultural Commercial Industrial Institutional Local Government Multi-Family Residential Nonprofit Residential Schools State Government Tribal Government Utility |
Wind energy | Yes |
| Local Option - Building Permit Fee Waivers for Renewable Energy Projects (Connecticut) | Solar/Wind Permitting Standards | Connecticut | Agricultural Commercial Construction Fed. Government General Public/Consumer Industrial Installer/Contractor Institutional Local Government Low-Income Residential Multi-Family Residential Nonprofit Residential Schools State Government Tribal Government |
Biomass Fuel Cells Fuel Cells using Renewable Fuels Hydroelectric energy Landfill Gas Ocean Thermal Photovoltaics Small Hydroelectric Tidal Energy Wave Energy Wind energy |
Yes |
| Madison County - Wind Energy Systems Ordinance (North Carolina) | Solar/Wind Permitting Standards | North Carolina | Agricultural Commercial Industrial Residential |
Wind energy | Yes |
| Maricopa Assn. of Governments - PV and Solar Domestic Water Heating Permitting Standards (Arizona) | Solar/Wind Permitting Standards | Arizona | Commercial Construction Installer/Contractor Residential |
Photovoltaics Solar Water Heat |
Yes |
| Maricopa County - Renewable Energy Systems Zoning Ordinance | Solar/Wind Permitting Standards | Arizona | Commercial Industrial Residential |
Biomass Hydroelectric energy Landfill Gas Other Distributed Generation Technologies Photovoltaics Solar Water Heat Wind energy Unspecified technologies |
Yes |
| Model As-of Right Zoning Ordinance or Bylaw: Allowing Use of Large-Scale Solar Energy Facilities (Massachusetts) | Solar/Wind Permitting Standards | Massachusetts | Local Government | Photovoltaics | Yes |
| Model As-of Right Zoning Ordinance or Bylaw: Allowing Use of Wind Energy Facilities (Massachusetts) | Solar/Wind Permitting Standards | Massachusetts | Agricultural Commercial Fed. Government Industrial Institutional Local Government Nonprofit Residential Schools State Government |
Wind energy | Yes |
| Model Ordinance for Permitting of Small Wind Facilities (Massachusetts) | Solar/Wind Permitting Standards | Massachusetts | Commercial Industrial Residential Nonprofit Schools Local Government State Government Fed. Government Agricultural Institutional |
Wind energy | No |
| Model Ordinance for Renewable Energy Projects (Oregon) | Solar/Wind Permitting Standards | Oregon | Agricultural Commercial Fed. Government Industrial Institutional Local Government Nonprofit Residential Schools State Government |
Anaerobic Digestion Biodiesel Biomass CHP/Cogeneration Geothermal Electric Photovoltaics Solar Thermal Electric Wind energy |
Yes |
| Model Ordinance for Siting of Wind-Energy Systems (South Dakota) | Solar/Wind Permitting Standards | South Dakota | Agricultural Fed. Government Institutional Local Government Nonprofit Residential Schools State Government |
Wind energy | Yes |
| Model Ordinance for Wind Energy Systems (Michigan) | Solar/Wind Permitting Standards | Michigan | Agricultural Commercial Fed. Government Industrial Institutional Local Government Nonprofit Residential Schools State Government |
Wind energy | No |
| Model Wind Energy Facility Ordinance (Maine) | Solar/Wind Permitting Standards | Maine | Agricultural Commercial Fed. Government Industrial Institutional Local Government Nonprofit Residential Schools State Government |
Wind energy | Yes |
| Model Wind Ordinance (North Carolina) | Solar/Wind Permitting Standards | North Carolina | Agricultural Commercial Fed. Government Industrial Institutional Local Government Nonprofit Residential Schools State Government Utility |
Wind energy | Yes |
| Model Wind Ordinance for Local Governments (Pennsylvania) | Solar/Wind Permitting Standards | Pennsylvania | Agricultural Commercial Fed. Government Industrial Institutional Local Government Nonprofit Schools State Government |
Wind energy | Yes |
| Orange County - Small Wind Energy Systems | Solar/Wind Permitting Standards | California | Agricultural Commercial Residential |
Small Wind Wind energy |
Yes |
| Permits and Variances for Solar Panels, Calculation of Impervious Cover (Maryland) | Solar/Wind Permitting Standards | Maryland | Agricultural Commercial Industrial Institutional Local Government Nonprofit Residential Schools State Government |
Photovoltaics Solar Thermal Process Heat Solar Water Heat |
Yes |
| Pike County - Wind Turbine Siting Standards (Illinois) | Solar/Wind Permitting Standards | Illinois | Commercial Residential Nonprofit Schools Local Government Utility Agricultural Institutional |
Wind energy | No |
| Pitt County - Wind Energy Systems Ordinance (North Carolina) | Solar/Wind Permitting Standards | North Carolina | Commercial Residential |
Wind energy | Yes |
| Requirements for Wind Development (Oklahoma) | Solar/Wind Permitting Standards | Oklahoma | Commercial Construction Industrial Installer/Contractor Utility |
Wind energy | Yes |
| Rockbridge County - Small Wind Energy Ordinance (Virginia) | Solar/Wind Permitting Standards | Virginia | Commercial Industrial Residential General Public/Consumer Local Government Agricultural |
Wind energy | No |
| Rockingham County - Small Wind Ordinance (Virginia) | Solar/Wind Permitting Standards | Virginia | Agricultural Commercial Construction Industrial Institutional Local Government Nonprofit Residential Schools |
Wind energy | Yes |
| San Diego County - Solar Regulations (California) | Solar/Wind Permitting Standards | California | Commercial Industrial Residential |
Photovoltaics | Yes |
| San Diego County - Wind Regulations (California) | Solar/Wind Permitting Standards | California | Commercial Industrial Residential |
Wind energy | Yes |
| Santa Clara County - Zoning Ordinance (California) | Solar/Wind Permitting Standards | California | Agricultural Commercial Residential |
Photovoltaics Wind energy |
Yes |
| Seattle - Priority Green Permitting (Washington) | Solar/Wind Permitting Standards | Washington | Commercial Industrial Residential Construction Installer/Contractor Multi-Family Residential |
Comprehensive Measures/Whole Building Custom/Others pending approval Passive Solar Space Heat Solar Water Heat Solar Space Heat Photovoltaics Wind energy Biomass Geothermal Electric CHP/Cogeneration Daylighting Small Hydroelectric |
No |
| Small Wind Innovation Zone Program and Model Ordinance | Solar/Wind Permitting Standards | Iowa | Institutional Local Government Schools State Government Utility |
Wind energy | Yes |
| Solar Construction Permitting Standards (Arizona) | Solar/Wind Permitting Standards | Arizona | Agricultural Commercial General Public/Consumer Industrial Local Government Nonprofit Residential |
Photovoltaics Solar Water Heat |
Yes |
| Solar Construction Permitting Standards (California) | Solar/Wind Permitting Standards | California | Commercial Industrial Local Government Residential |
Photovoltaics Solar Space Heat Solar Water Heat |
Yes |
| Solar Construction Permitting Standards (Colorado) | Solar/Wind Permitting Standards | Colorado | Agricultural Commercial General Public/Consumer Industrial Local Government Nonprofit Residential |
Photovoltaics Solar Water Heat |
Yes |
| Solar Permitting Law (Oregon) | Solar/Wind Permitting Standards | Oregon | Commercial Multi-Family Residential Residential |
Photovoltaics Solar Water Heat |
Yes |
| Solar and Wind Permitting Laws (New Jersey) | Solar/Wind Permitting Standards | New Jersey | Commercial Industrial Nonprofit Residential Schools |
Photovoltaics Solar Thermal Electric Wind energy |
Yes |
| Standards for Municipal Small Wind Regulations and Model Ordinance (New Hampshire) | Solar/Wind Permitting Standards | New Hampshire | Agricultural Commercial Fed. Government Industrial Institutional Local Government Nonprofit Residential Schools State Government Tribal Government Utility |
Wind energy | Yes |
| Statewide Renewable Energy Setback Standards (Illinois) | Solar/Wind Permitting Standards | Illinois | Agricultural Commercial Fed. Government Industrial Institutional Local Government Nonprofit Residential Schools State Government |
Photovoltaics Solar Water Heat Wind energy |
Yes |
| Town of Kill Devil Hills - Wind Energy Systems Ordinance (North Carolina) | Solar/Wind Permitting Standards | North Carolina | Agricultural Commercial Industrial Institutional Local Government Nonprofit Residential Schools |
Wind energy | Yes |
| Tyrrell County - Wind Energy Facility Ordinance (North Carolina) | Solar/Wind Permitting Standards | North Carolina | Agricultural Commercial Industrial Institutional Local Government Multi-Family Residential Nonprofit Residential Schools State Government Tribal Government Utility |
Wind energy | Yes |
| Watauga County - Wind Energy System Ordinance (North Carolina) | Solar/Wind Permitting Standards | North Carolina | Agricultural Commercial Industrial Institutional Local Government Nonprofit Residential Schools Tribal Government Utility |
Wind energy | Yes |
| Wind Access and Permitting Law (Delaware) | Solar/Wind Permitting Standards | Delaware | Residential | Wind energy | Yes |
| Wind Energy Permitting Standards (Wyoming) | Solar/Wind Permitting Standards | Wyoming | Commercial Construction Industrial Installer/Contractor |
Wind energy | Yes |
| Wind Siting Rules and Model Small Wind Ordinance (Wisconsin) | Solar/Wind Permitting Standards | Wisconsin | Commercial General Public/Consumer Industrial Local Government Nonprofit Residential Schools State Government |
Small Wind Wind energy |
Yes |
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