SolSmart Designees
Upper Merion
Pennsylvania
Population: 33,027
Designation Level:
SolSmart Bronze
Year Designated:
2017
- Offered inspection appointments in lieu of appointment windows.
- Fire department has been trained in solar PV.
- Convened an active energy task force or solar working group that meets at least three times per year.
- 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
