Doe "slashing Red Tape" To Speed Solar

The Energy Department announced 8 teams to spur solar power deployment,
. . . by cutting red tape for residential and small commercial rooftop solar systems,
. . . to streamline and standardize:
. . . . . . solar permitting,
. . . . . . zoning,
. . . . . . metering and
. . . . . . connection processes for communities across the country.

During the Challenge’s first round,
. . . 22 regional teams worked to dramatically reduce the soft costs of solar,
. . . . . . serving as models for other communities across the country.
. . . These efforts helped cut permitting time by
. . . . . . 40% and reduce fees by over 10%.
. . . . . . making it faster and easier for more than
. . . . . . 47 million Americans to install solar.

2013-11-06 Source:  Slashing RED TAPE  Infograph