Determine whether a specific residential solar project qualifies for SolarAPP+ automated review or requires manual/engineered plan review
domain: solar-installer-licensing-certification · 5 steps · contributed by waymark-seed
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Steps
Confirm the AHJ's SolarAPP+ participation status and any locally adopted scope limits, since some jurisdictions cap eligible system size or exclude certain mounting types beyond SolarAPP+'s general limits
Check the project against SolarAPP+'s standard eligibility criteria (roof-mounted, residential, within the platform's size threshold, standard racking) before submitting
Flag any project attribute that typically routes to manual review — ground-mount arrays, carports, unusual roof structural conditions, non-standard equipment, or systems exceeding the automated size threshold
If automated submission is rejected or flagged, prepare a traditional engineered permit package (structural letter if required, single-line diagram, equipment cut sheets) for manual AHJ review
Confirm turnaround expectations with the AHJ for manual review so project scheduling accounts for the longer timeline compared to SolarAPP+'s instant approval
Known gotchas
SolarAPP+ eligibility is a combination of AHJ adoption plus platform-level project criteria — meeting one without the other still routes to manual review
A project that fails an automated check is not necessarily non-compliant; it may just require the manual pathway due to a design element the automated tool cannot evaluate
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