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California city launches instant online permitting for microinverter-based solar systems

By Kelsey Misbrener | April 10, 2020

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While many jurisdictions have adopted no-touch permitting in recent weeks, San Luis Obispo County has gone a step further. It is now one of the first jurisdictions in California to offer instant permitting for solar.

According to the building department:

“The county’s online E-permitting system has been temporarily modified to accommodate the current COVID-19 shelter-in-place order and to ease permit access for licensed contractors. The zoning restrictions for e-permits has been temporarily lifted. In all zoning classifications a permit for a residential electrical panel change out, water heater, furnace replacement or micro-inverter based photovoltaic system can be obtained as an (instant) E-permit.

“Previously these permits were limited to residential zoning only. The e-permits are located in CSS (Citizen Self Service Portal) with the work classifications for the online PV permits. Please read and answer the questions accurately in the E-permitting process. This system checks the CSLB website for the appropriate contractors license, just as the online submittal process does. Be sure that you have a current contractors license for the type of permit you are attempting to obtain.”

The county advises any contractors with questions to email or call Sylvia Aldana at saldana@co.slo.ca.us or (805) 781-4671.

The Citizen Serve Portal is available here.

News item from CALSSA

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Kelsey Misbrener

Kelsey Misbrener is currently managing editor of Solar Power World and has been reporting on policy, technology and other areas of the U.S. solar market since 2017.

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  1. Jack Castiglione says

    April 13, 2020 at 2:29 pm

    Probably “module level power electronics” based systems that includes power optimizers as well as microinverters.

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  2. Martin says

    April 11, 2020 at 12:54 pm

    BTW, it may also encourage a possibly to consider all MLPE (Module Level Power Electronics) solutions – dc converters – and those specifically compliant with CEC/NEC 690.11 and 690.12?

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