{"id":1213881,"date":"2023-12-21T10:42:01","date_gmt":"2023-12-21T15:42:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.prime-wow.com\/?p=1213881"},"modified":"2023-12-21T10:42:01","modified_gmt":"2023-12-21T15:42:01","slug":"government-makes-an-app-to-cut-down-governments-role-in-solar-permitting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.prime-wow.com\/?p=1213881","title":{"rendered":"Government makes an app to cut down government\u2019s role in solar permitting"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"rss-wrap\">\n<figure class=\"intro-image intro-left\">\n  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.prime-wow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/GettyImages-1389318072-800x599-1.jpg\" alt=\"Aerial view of houses with roof-top solar panels.\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"caption\" style=\"font-size:0.8em\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.arstechnica.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/GettyImages-1389318072.jpg\" class=\"enlarge-link\" data-height=\"1498\" data-width=\"2000\">Enlarge<\/a> <span class=\"sep\">\/<\/span> NREL has taken some of the hassle out of getting permits for projects like these. (credit: <a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"caption-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/photo\/solar-panels-on-home-rooftop-royalty-free-image\/1389318072?phrase=residential+solar+panels\">owngarden<\/a>)<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<div><a name=\"page-1\" \/><\/div>\n<p>Can government agencies develop software to help cut bureaucratic red tape through automation? The answer is \u201cyes,\u201d according to the promising results achieved by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), which has saved thousands of hours of labor for local governments by creating a tool called SolarAPP+ (Solar Automated Permit Processing Plus) for residential solar permits.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe estimate that automatic SolarAPP+ permitting saved around 9,900 hours of\u2026 staff time in 2022,\u201d NREL staff wrote in the report, \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nrel.gov\/docs\/fy23osti\/85827.pdf\">SolarAPP+ Performance Review (2022 Data)<\/a>. \u201cBased on median timelines, a typical SolarAPP+ project is permitted and inspected 13 business days sooner than traditional projects\u2026 SolarAPP+ has eliminated over 134,000 days in permitting-related delays.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>SolarAPP+ automates over 100 compliance checks in the permitting process that are usually the responsibility of city, county, or town employees, according to Jeff Cook, SolarAPP+ program lead at NREL and first author of the report. It can be more accurate, thorough, and efficient than a time-pressured local government employee would be.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/arstechnica.com\/?p=1992559#p3\">Read 23 remaining paragraphs<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/arstechnica.com\/?p=1992559&amp;comments=1\">Comments<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#013;<br \/>\n&#013;<br \/>\nSource: Ars Technica &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/arstechnica.com\/?p=1992559\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Government makes an app to cut down government\u2019s role in solar permitting<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Enlarge \/ NREL has taken some of the hassle out of getting permits for projects like these. (credit: owngarden) Can government agencies develop software to help cut bureaucratic red tape through automation? 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