American families deserve energy that’s simple, affordable, and accessible. We remove the barriers that make home solar and battery storage expensive and slow to install. Cutting this red tape means families see immediate cost savings and our grid gets stronger.
By streamlining permitting, interconnection, and outdated rules, Permit Power ensures families can generate cheap and easy electricity from their rooftops, and batteries support the grid and bring down costs for everyone.
A Policy Roadmap to a Future Without Red Tape
Imagine a future where solar and batteries are as easy to buy as a refrigerator.
Families can buy solar and battery systems and have them installed that week. Like other home appliances, solar and battery systems are standardized across the country, and are cheap and easy to install. Tens of millions of homeowners make the choice to power their lives with solar on their roof. These homeowners save money on their own utility bills while their batteries cheaply provide essential services to the grid, driving down utility bills for all:
Instant Access: Families purchase solar and battery systems and get them installed that same week.
Affordable & Standardized: Like other home appliances, solar and batteries are standardized nationwide, cutting costs and ensuring easy installation.
Widespread Adoption: Tens of millions of households power their lives with electricity from their roofs—saving on bills and strengthening the grid.
To get there, we’re focused on four priorities:
Local Permitting Reform
Instant, low-cost, standardized permitting eliminates local government red tape
Utility Interconnection Reform
Fast, predictable, and flexible interconnection removes utility barriers
Homeowner Freedom
Restricting HOA barriers to save money on your utility bills with rooftop solar
Modern Codes & Standards
Rules that keep pace with technology, reducing costs and expanding access rather than restricting it
Automated Permitting Leads to More Rooftop Solar in Tucson and Pima County
Automated permitting in Tucson and Pima County has made rooftop solar installations faster and cheaper, saving costs for consumers and local governments. In the two years after Pima County and Tucson switched to automated permitting using SolarAPP+, home solar installations increased at double the rate of the rest of the state. Since SolarAPP+ was first implemented in 2020, over 240 jurisdictions have signed up for SolarAPP+ with more signing up every month.
This Nonprofit is Revolutionizing Solar Permitting
Why is solar so expensive in the U.S.?
Nick Josefowitz has the receipts—and a plan to fix it. In this episode, we dig into one of the largest hidden reasons rooftop solar costs $35,000+ for the average American homeowner (while in Australia it's closer to $6K). Spoiler: It’s not the panels—it’s the paperwork.
Can cutting rooftop solar costs make up for losing tax credits?
By Jeff St. John:
Slow and complex permitting and interconnection rules drive up U.S. rooftop solar “soft” costs. With tax credits going away, fixing them may be existential.
