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work this Excel file must be opened with Macros enabled.
Electrical Inspection
Fire Inspection
Electrical Plan Review (1st cycle)
Instructions for Use:
Structural Plan Review (1st cycle)
Go to the PV Permit Fee Calculator worksheet (second tab at bottom), then enter the following items in the blue colored cells:
Reset Button Restores Defaults for Reviews Required & Review Hours:
Select Separate
Clerical Time for 1st cycle
Reasonable Computed Fee to Enable Cost Recovery
- 2nd Cycle Review %
The Total Calculated PV Permit Fee for the PV Project Size entered is displayed at the bottom right corner (using this formula):
www.SolarPermitFees.org/PVFeeCalcCommercial.xls
Solar PV Permit Fee web site, Sierra Club, Loma Prieta Chapter:
Rows & Columns reveals a pop up
box with an explanation of task
- PV Project Size (used in computing the "Total Calculated PV Permit Fee")
- Jurisdiction Name (optional)
sizes are used (via a logarithmic base 10 formula) to compute the PV permit fee amount for the PV Project Size you enter.
Subtotal, Inspection (1st cycle)
Follow these steps to customize the values used to compute the PV permit fee for a jurisdiction. It is required that one enter
PV Permit Fee Calculator for Commercial Rooftop Systems
billable hourly rates and permit issuance fee. Descriptive pop-up help windows are activated when one clicks on the cells.
- Inspection Turn Down %
Inspection Turn Down Rate %
2nd Cycle Review %
by Scott Troyer & Kurt Newick, 11/18/12 Version 3.4
for PV Project Size
Total, Plan Review (nearest 1/2 hr.)
Total, Inspection (round to 1/2 hr.)
Fire Review (1st cycle)
staff professionals spend on each task during the permit approval process for plan reviews and inspections, as well as the
- Adjust the review staff hours for the 10 kW and 100 kW PV systems in columns C & D for each task. *
necessary for a permitting professional to perform each task for both a 10 kW and a 100 kW PV system size. In the opinion
a PV Project Size since the computed fee is based on this. Blue colored cells are open for input, all other cells are display-only.
that come with this Excel file for the "Reviews Required" and "Review Hours" columns. In order for this RESET button to
Subtotal, Plan Review (1st cycle)
Clicking on the field labels in these
Plan Reviewer Billable Hourly Rate
Inspector Billable Hourly Rate
Planning Dept. Billable Hourly Rate
Clerical Billable Hourly Rate
Fire Dept. Billable Hourly Rate
Total Calculated PV Permit Fee
Hours Computed
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- Project Name (optional)
PV Permit Fee Study, Sierra Club, Loma Prieta Chapter
by Scott Troyer & Kurt Newick, 11/18/2012 version 3.4
Instructions for Use of this PV Permit Fee Calculator for Commercial Rooftop Systems
www.SolarPermitFees.org
PV Plan Reviews
PV Inspections
10 kW
Reviews
Required
of the authors of this tool, these default values are reasonable for the permitting tasks performed for a commercial PV
Jurisdiction's Billable Rates
- The jurisdiction's Billable Hourly Rates for each job function
This spreadsheet estimates the permit fee for commercial rooftop solar photovoltaic (PV) systems on the basis of
- Select the True/False boxes for the required plan reviews and inspection tasks
PV Permit Fee web site, Sierra Club, Loma Prieta Chapter:
Project Name:
Total Hours (Plan Review & Inspection), nearest 1/2 hr.
Planning Review (1st cycle)
NOTE: A reset button on the bottom right corner of the "PV Permit Fee Calculator" worksheet restores the default values
system (these defaults can be restored via the RESET button). It is OK to change the number of hours for each task, but
* The default review hours in the "PV Permit Fee Calculator" worksheet (columns C & D) approximate the amount of time
PV Project Size (kW DC):
((E12+E13+E18)*B30)+((E14+E24)*B34)+(E15*B32)+(E16*B33)+((E21+E22+E23+E26)*B31)+B29
such changes should be carefully considered, as the difference in review hours between the 10 kW and 100 kW PV system
Jurisdiction Name:
cost recovery. One can customize the calculation for a jurisdiction by entering the number of hours the permitting
Kurt Newick can be reached by email: KurtNewick@yahoo.com or by phone: 408-370-9636.
Logarithmic Factor (to compute fee):
Review Hours
Input Average
Permit Issuance Fee:
Bldg Attachment Inspection
Bldg Racking Inspection
The latest version of this PV Permit Fee Calculator Excel spreadsheet can be downloaded at:
100 kW
- Permit Issuance Fee