Solar Permits by City

Search solar permits across 364 U.S. jurisdictions — 5,616,575 permits total, updated daily from official city open-data portals. Pick a city below, or query any of them through the API.

5,616,575
Total Permits
296,480
Last 12 Months
364
Cities
Daily
Updated

Research datasets

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Solar permits by city

California (Statewide Solar), CA159,769 permits → Illinois (Illinois Shines), IL22,575 permits → New York (Statewide Solar), NY19,630 permits → New Jersey (Solar Activity Report), NJ17,882 permits → New York (NY-Sun), NY9,368 permits → New York City, NY6,697 permits → San Diego, CA5,929 permits → NYC (DOB NOW Electrical Applications), NY5,622 permits → Riverside County, CA3,555 permits → Los Angeles County, CA3,285 permits → Cook County, IL3,276 permits → Washington DC, DC2,632 permits → Montgomery County (Electrical), MD1,966 permits → Montgomery County, MD1,886 permits → San Jose, CA1,848 permits → Boston, MA1,830 permits → Chicago, IL1,712 permits → Collin County, TX1,336 permits → Las Vegas, NV1,239 permits → Elk Grove, CA1,227 permits → Tucson, AZ1,157 permits → Virginia Beach, VA1,063 permits → San Antonio, TX1,052 permits → Minneapolis, MN1,021 permits → Sacramento Archive, CA987 permits → Austin, TX928 permits → Howard County, MD918 permits → Mesa, AZ778 permits → Baltimore, MD729 permits → Corona, CA728 permits → New York (Statewide Storage), NY683 permits → Aurora, CO656 permits → Seattle Electrical, WA653 permits → Miami-Dade County, FL612 permits → Port St. Lucie, FL590 permits → Sacramento, CA569 permits → New York (NYSERDA Storage), NY492 permits → New Orleans (Active), LA472 permits → Rockford, IL424 permits → Connecticut (Energy Storage Solutions), CT421 permits → Honolulu, HI412 permits → New Orleans (Permits), LA405 permits → Bend, OR397 permits → Marin County, CA392 permits → Norfolk, VA391 permits → Scottsdale, AZ384 permits → New Hanover County, NC382 permits → Pittsburgh, PA382 permits → Norfolk (VA Open Data), VA377 permits → San Francisco, CA321 permits → Las Cruces, NM319 permits → Hartford, CT298 permits → Anaheim, CA289 permits → Columbus, OH244 permits → Durham, NC240 permits → Orlando, FL235 permits → Somerville (Applications), MA232 permits → Bellevue, WA232 permits → Los Angeles, CA207 permits → Philadelphia, PA186 permits → Naperville, IL184 permits → DeKalb County, GA182 permits → Tempe, AZ163 permits → Miami, FL163 permits → Pierce County, WA129 permits → Worcester, MA126 permits → Detroit, MI120 permits → Cape Coral, FL115 permits → Nashville Trade Permits, TN115 permits → Cambridge (Solar), MA114 permits → Urbana, IL98 permits → Greensboro, NC97 permits → Roseville, CA93 permits → Phoenix, AZ73 permits → Savannah, GA67 permits → Denton, TX61 permits → Cambridge (Solar Installations), MA58 permits →

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