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How to make rooftop solar power as cheap in the US as it is in Australia Nick Josefowitz and Andrew Birch join me to explain how slashing red tape can bring Australian solar prices to the US.

🚨 Our CEO Nick Josefowitz joined @volts.wtf & Open Solar's Birchy to talk about how we make rooftop solar in the U.S. as cheap as Australia’s! ☀️

👉 Listen here: www.volts.wtf/p/how-to-mak...

@solarchesapeake.bsky.social & Sierra Club MD made this happen! Check out the report: permitpower.org/resources/un...

And coverage: www.citybiz.co/article/7989...

Our new report finds that Maryland households can save $2,300/year and $76,000 over the life of home solar, but red tape still keeps too many families locked out.

Grateful to Del. Fraser-Hidalgo for leading on legislation that makes solar cheaper and easier for Maryland families.

How to Make It Easier for American Families to Go Solar Podcast Episode · Energy Changemakers Podcast · 12/10/2025 · 25m

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Last month, our CEO, Nick, sat down with @elisawood.bsky.social to discuss why American families pay so much more for home solar, and how red tape is the real culprit. ☀️

Check it out below⬇️

Who gets free power — and who misses out — under the new energy offer The federal government says its new Solar Sharer scheme will also benefit Australians who aren't able to access it, but some experts are hesitant to agree.

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Australia has so much rooftop solar that retailers are offering free daytime electricity to customers. Talk about affordability!

Let’s make it that simple here in the U.S. by slashing red tape ☀️

As Cheap as Our Peers: How cutting red tape can lower the cost of rooftop solar and offset rising utility bills - Permit Power

@permitpower.bsky.social's new report, "As Cheap as Our Peers," shows how cutting red tape could make home solar and batteries affordable for millions of Americans.

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Simpler Solar Regulations Would Save Americans $1.2 Trillion A new analysis by Permit Power calculates the cumulative benefits of cheap rooftop solar over the lifetime of a typical rig.

Another story on this study by @permitpower.bsky.social in @heatmap.news 2/
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As Cheap as Our Peers: How cutting red tape can lower the cost of rooftop solar and offset rising utility bills - Permit Power

Study by @permitpower.bsky.social analyzes how much cheaper solar installations are in countries such as Australia and Germany compared to the soft costs imposed by red-tape in US jurisdictions. 3/
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⚡ Another powerhouse session at #SolarFocus2025!
Reducing Costs Without Compromise: Navigating Today’s Solar & Storage Economics

Leaders from New Columbia Solar, @permitpower.bsky.social, Dewberry, enSights, SHINE & MCEC share real-world cost-saving strategies.
📅 Nov 18–19 | Arlington VA

Permitting Policy Director: puck.to/permit-power...

Campaign Director: puck.to/permit-power...

Interconnection Policy Director: puck.to/permit-power...

We’re hiring! ☀️
Join Permit Power and help make solar cheaper and faster to install across the U.S.
Open roles:
☀️ Campaign Director
⚡️ Permitting Policy Director
🔌 Interconnection Policy Director

Apply by Nov 30
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“One possibility is that America will simply sit out the global solar boom in the same way Cubans, thanks to endless embargoes, still drive ’57 Chevys…having self-embargoed from the clean energy future, America will someday be a living museum of coal-fired power plants and basement furnaces”

Simpler Solar Regulations Would Save Americans $1.2 Trillion A new analysis by Permit Power calculates the cumulative benefits of cheap rooftop solar over the lifetime of a typical rig.

Americans could save $1.2 trillion — yes, that's with a 't' — over 25 years by simplifying solar regulations. That's according to a new report by @permitpower.bsky.social, shared exclusively with @alexckaufman.bsky.social for Heatmap.

Read more about the results:

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As Cheap as Our Peers: How cutting red tape can lower the cost of rooftop solar and offset rising utility bills - Permit Power

As utility bills are rising, cheap home solar and batteries can save families big on their utility bills. States need to cut the red tape that is preventing too many American families from accessing these savings. That’s our work at @permitpower.bsky.social
Report:
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Simpler Solar Regulations Would Save Americans $1.2 Trillion A new analysis by Permit Power calculates the cumulative benefits of cheap rooftop solar over the lifetime of a typical rig.

🚨NEW REPORT from @permitpower.bsky.social:
If US home solar were as cheap as abroad by 2040:
☀️18.2M more families go solar
💰$1,600 avg yearly savings
⚡️198.1 GW more installed residential rooftop solar capacity
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Maryland launches grant program to cover transition to SolarAPP+ instant permitting The Maryland Energy Administration has announced the launch of a new initiative to help counties and municipalities across Maryland automate and

"By adopting SolarAPP+, local governments can approve solar projects more efficiently… and help reduce the costs of solar energy systems.” More here: www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2025/08/mary...

Maryland is keeping instant solar permitting momentum alive.

The state just renewed its incentive program to cover local gov transition costs. A win for Maryland families, faster installs, lower costs, and more clean energy. 🌞⚡

#SolarAPP #CleanEnergy #InstantPermitting

🚨 Big win for rooftop solar in Colorado: @colorado.gov just made instant permitting + fast, flexible interconnection a statewide priority.

That means more Coloradans powering up clean energy without the red tape. Other states: time to follow suit. ⚡
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Trump is trying to kill solar power—here's how to fight back Rooftop solar is a clean power miracle. Why are we killing it with red tape?

🚨 New @motherjones.com underscores a brutal truth about rooftop solar in America. Let’s cut the red tape and make solar affordable for all. Thanks, @billmckibben.bsky.social!

Read the full article: motherjones.com/environment/...

#SolarPower #CleanEnergy #PermittingReform #PermitPower

Texas legislature passes bill to expedite solar, energy storage permitting The Texas House and Senate passed passed a bill that aims to curb unnecessary permitting delays and fast-track residential solar panel and energy storage installations. Unless vetoed by Gov. Abbott, t...

Exciting news in TX this weekend – SB 1202 is now TX law! This bill saves time and lowers costs for families to install life-saving back up power systems. Better permitting = better power! ⚡ Read more: pv-magazine-usa.com/2025/05/28/t...

Op-ed: Cutting red tape to go green: N.J. must act now on smart solar permitting - BINJE New Jerseyans are bracing for a summer of skyrocketing energy rates while continuing to grapple with the ever-worsening effects of climate change. We should be taking every opportunity to deliver ener...

NJ lawmakers can make rooftop solar faster, cheaper & easier for everyone by fixing the permitting process:
💡 Read more in yesterday's op-ed by Doug O’Malley & Robert Freudenberg in Binje News:

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#SolarForNJ #PermitPower #CleanEnergy #NJSenate

Going solar should be cheaper and easier. Local governments are standing in the way. | Colorado Newsline Colorado doesn’t need to wait on Washington to address climate change, reduce costs for families, and make government work more efficiently.

Thank you Rep. Lesley Smith, Rep. Kyle Brown, Sen. Matt Ball and Governor Polis for your leadership on making it easier for Colorado families to install rooftop solar and home batteries 💸⚡ Read more here: coloradonewsline.com/2025/05/16/s...

☀️Right now, rooftop #solar costs families thousands because of permitting red tape. “Automating solar permitting is one of those rare win-wins — saving families and solar installers money and headaches, and saving cities and counties resources and time.” ✅ Yoni Cohen & Ian Skor

THANK YOU @aswreynoldsjackson.bsky.social , Asm. Robert Auth, Asw. Shama A. Haider, Asw. Melinda Kane, Asm. Antwan L. McCellan, Asw. Tennille R. McCoy, Asm. Gregory E. Myhre, Asw. Eliana Pintor Marin, Asm. Gary S. Schaer, and Asm. Jay Webber

Big win in NJ! Our bill to make solar cheaper & easier for NJ families unanimously passed the Assembly Appropriations Committee yesterday! ☀️

Thank you Chair Lisa Swain, Asm. @RobKarabinchak & all YES votes!

Next stop: the Assembly floor! #gosolar

Minnesota is one of several states that have adopted funding programs to help local governments, like Mounds View, issue instant permits to families in their communities. Programs like Minnesota’s are key to getting cheaper and easier solar in our neighborhoods!
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