The bill aims to curb unnecessary permitting delays and fast-track residential solar panel and energy storage installations.
The Senate Business and Commerce Committee unanimously passed a bill to speed up the permitting process for home solar and energy storage installations.
SB 1202 aims to expedite the approval process by allowing authorized third parties, such as a licensed engineer, to review development documents and conduct inspections required by regulatory authorities to install home backup power generation instead of by the regulatory authority. The authorized third party would then be required to provide notice of the results within 15 days to the regulatory authority.