The Sierra Club took a look at permit fees charged by SoCal cities and found that cities in the San Gabriel Valley charge up to three times the average for solar installations, as much as $1,600. The average across the Southland stands at closer to $470 for a system that ultimately costs consumers $27,000. For that, most homes can get green and get off the grid.
The cities with the highest fees, such as La Habra Heights and San Gabriel, don't process many permit applications -- not sure if that's due to lack of interest or the high fees? Read more in the San Gabriel Valley Trib.
Meanwhile, legislation is moving to try and up the amount of electricity consumers with rooftop solar panels can sell back to the utilities -- but the utilities oppose it. Read up on that in the LAT.
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