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SolSmart Designees
Fort Collins
Colorado
- Received recognition for adopting the most recent ICC guidelines
- Eliminated excess inspections
- Publicly encouraged community solar
- Made solar metrics publicly available and accessible to interested community members
- Created an online permitting checklist, increasing transparency for community members and solar installers
- Reviewed local zoning codes and identified restrictions that intentionally or unintentionally prohibit solar PV development
- Allowed solar by-right accessory use in all zones (so solar installations don’t require special permits or hearings)
- Cross-trained both inspection and permitting staff on solar PV
- Provided a streamlined permitting pathway for small PV systems
Fort Collins is proud to be one of 20 SolSmart designated cities in Colorado. The SolSmart certification process has helped us streamline the process for homeowners and solar companies.
- John Phelan, Energy Services Senior Manager, Fort Collins Utilities
