Official:Amending Subcode "A" (The Philadelphia Administrative Code) of Title 4 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "The Philadelphia Building Construction and Occupancy Code," by providing for the manner of payment of electrical permit fees for the installation of solar electric (also known as photovoltaic) systems.
Sponsor: Councilmember Kenney
Introduced: June 23, 2011
Signed: November 3, 2011
: Committee on the Environment
Status: Signed into Law, step 4 of 4
This bill changed how electrical permit fees are calculated for solar panel installations in Philadelphia. Previously, these costs were included in the overall electrical construction costs to determine permit fees. Now, costs for arrays and inverters used in solar panel systems are exempt from the calculation.
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